opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
complete lie; outright lie
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
here and there; in places
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
in history; ever; historical
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
(insectile, especially moth) scales
morpho (butterfly, Morpho sp.)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
the world in general; society; convention
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
excited condition; excited state
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to skip over (while reading); to skim
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation