to burst open; to pop; to split
coloured glass; colored glass
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
trembling from fear; trembling all over
sovereign; emperor; monarch
late at night; small hours of the morning
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
nasal voice; nasal stop; nasal occlusive; nasal
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
near oneself; close to one; familiar
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
wrinkled; full of wrinkles