sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
journey; route of a journey
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
going straight on; going straight ahead
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
massive earthquake; megaquake
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
sea of fire; sea of flame
overhead ladder; horizontal ladder; monkey bars; yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
such a thing; something like that
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
(garden) balsam; Impatiens balsamina
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
trial product; prototype model
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation