Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns)
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
intermittently; at intervals (of); after a pause
blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii)
cosmo-chemistry; space science
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
head of family; originator
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
everywhere; all over; throughout
what's that?; what the...
sound recorder; tape recorder
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
sound leaking (out of headphones, etc.); sound leakage
war funds; war expenditures