cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
optical device; optical element
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
without leaving any trace
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
electrodynamics; electromagnetism
cross; crossed; cruciform
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
throw; throwing; throwing event
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
sharing; division; draw; tie
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to slash downward; to cut down