winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
Fujiko Fujio A (1934.3.10-)
Handou Kazutoshi (1930.5.21-)
land east of China; Japan
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts
titles omitted; (names listed) without honorifics
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
main question; real issue at hand
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to explain; to dispel doubts
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful