matched set of four arrows for target shooting
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
erythrophobia; fear of blushing
full HD (resolution); 1080p
to be or lie just outside of
ancient Japanese characters (regarded today as created at a much more recent date)
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
oral contraceptives; the pill
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
imperial decree; imperial edict
aplastic anemia; aplastic anaemia
development (of film); photographic processing
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
skin graft; skin transplant
eunicid (any worm of family Eunicidae)
to blow out; to spout out
witty (happy, apt) remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism
to lie down; to throw oneself down
bulky; unwieldy; haughty; high-handed
to put one's life on the line
words read by the priest in a Shinto purification rite
noble orchid (Cymbidium goeringii)
the three kleshas that poison the heart of man (desire, ill will and ignorance)
fasting; abstinence; confinement to one's house on an unlucky day
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
necrophilia; necrophilism
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
radiative cooling; radiational cooling