strange; rare; novel; curious
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
transcontinental railroad
detailed knowledge; finely detailed
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
trivial; not amounting to much
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
gesture; sign; hand signal
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
audience; spectator; spectators
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
material; substance; matter
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)