taut (condition); taken up slack; removed slack
thicker towards the end; club-shaped
Lambrusco (wine grape variety)
proportional division; proportional distribution
awards ceremony recognizing excellence (e.g. in sake or natto)
subwoofer (speaker system)
Shiraz (wine grape variety)
ridgepole-raising ceremony
recital; recitation; chant(ing)
arithmetic progression; arithmetic sequence
rooibos (Aspalathus linearis); redbush
Supernatural (U.S. TV series)
to grow up; to become adult; to start behaving like an adult
sizzle (usu. in advertising); dazzle; (a) kicker
slight reduction; small decrease
literary form imparting a formal written nuance (with sentences ending in "de aru")
Canis Major (constellation); the Greater Dog
incoming signal; input signal
simplified version; abridged edition
does not pay; not worth (one's) while
kinako mochi; mochi sprinkled with sweetened soy flour
labor; labour; toil; hardship