zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
dreadnought class (of warship)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
preservation; retainment; keeping
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
relatively; comparatively
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
(only) one option; one possible choice
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
random-access memory; RAM
crown (of a watch); stem; cannon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
source of worry; source of distress
in the same way as; just like
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious