wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
warp; curvature; curve; arch
historical play; period drama
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
street at night; making a night journey
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to blow through; to blow across
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
care; precaution; guarding; caution
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana)
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
Melibe japonica (species of sea slug)
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
northwestern part; the northwest
to go downhill; to go down a slope
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)
five most important temples of a region
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
emergency exit light; guide light