mantou; (Chinese) steamed bun
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
late at night; deep in the night
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
red blood cell; erythrocyte
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
atypical appearance; atypicality; heteromorphy
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
medical science; medicine
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
lethal radioactive fallout; atomic dust
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
under separate cover; accompanying letter
the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully