Front Mission (RPG series)
bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
unperceived; unnoticed; unnoted; out-of-the-way; out of sight; inconspicuous
stirring things up; adding fuel to a fire
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
Phyllospadix iwatensis (species of seagrass)
leaping; jumping; spring; exciting
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
squatting (usu. with elbows on knees)
model change (esp. mobile phone); model upgrade
isolation room; quarantine room; isolation ward
protist; protistan; protoctist
throbbing (pain); pounding; stinging
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
change; alteration; substitute; spare; replacement; proxy
parting in tears; tearful parting; coming to grief; having to take a different tack; going separate ways
car involved in an accident
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
capped tooth; (dental) crown
association; club; fan club; supporter's association
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock
to miss out on going; to fail to go
to desperately cover up; to hide at all costs