assimilation; metabolism; anabolism
half-width cloth (approx. 18 cm)
shoji with glass window behind a sliding bottom half
near infrared ray; near infrared radiation
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
to put in a (plaster) cast
waterproof shoes; rubber boots; Wellington boots; gumboots; overshoes; galoshes
Japan and Italy; Japanese-Italian
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
polyline; broken line; zigzag; polygonal line
Italian-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
at all times; day in, day out; constantly; always
city bus service; municipal bus service
three-way junction; three-way intersection
safety measure; safety precaution
for better or worse; for good or for evil
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
bookmaker; taker of bets; ringman; bookie
rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower; procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night; jack-o'-lantern parade
(practice of) self-injury; (habit of) self-harm
germ cell; reproductive cell
open-air tea ceremony; aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin; something standing in the open
The Doll's House (play by Ibsen)
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
at the point of death; almost dead; about to die; at some limit (pain, hunger, etc.)
situation of one's own doing
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)