hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
hertz (unit of frequency); Hz; heart
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
base (military, expedition, etc.)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
while being out of the office or away from home
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
chilly; unpleasantly cold
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
outside of; not covered by
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to lean against; to set against
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby