to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
wavelike; in waves; undulation
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
invitation; introduction; temptation
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
smelting furnace; blast furnace
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to take away; to carry off
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to speak; to hear a voice
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
time travel; leaping through time
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
starting point; point of departure
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
to lean against; to set against