conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
capacity; volume; capacitance
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
ascetic monk; trainee monk
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
there is no love like a father's; no child knows how dear he is to his parents
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
talk; recital; narration; topic
to turn towards; to point
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
length (of an animal); body length
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
Japanese mitten crab (Eriocheir japonica)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
recently; lately; these days
to be fated to; be linked by fate
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
cherry blossom (colour, color)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
warp; curvature; curve; arch
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
just now; at this moment; at this point of time