special theory of relativity
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
belongings; appendage; accessory
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to lose a quarrel; to lose an argument; to be talked down
strong-willed; strong of heart
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
three heads are better than two; three ordinary people together have great wisdom; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to become misty; to become hazy
suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb); suspicious substance
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
first day of the month; the first of the month
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity