the soft may prove more durable than the hard; (lit.) willow trees don't break under the weight of snow
Prisma (satellite project)
to be robbed of one's due; (lit.) to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite
clearly; distinctly; vividly
acquired characteristics (as opposed to inherited)
picking through garbage; dumpster diving; scavenging rubbish
license fee; licensing fee
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
city centre (center); inner city; town centre
Independence Day celebration
Shōryaku era (990.11.7-995.2.22)
menu board (small blackboard on which the specials of the day, etc., are written)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
mass extinction; extinction event
Ginsberg; Ginsburg; Ginsburgh
viewing angle; viewing direction
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
ceremony to mark completion
external storage; auxiliary storage