bare midriff; bare midriff look
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
lush mountain; green mountain
to fall into a trap; to play into another's hands
overnight; since last night
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
to change hands; to be succeeded
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
animalization; animalisation
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
ominous word; ill-omened word; misfortune
each and all; every single one; everybody
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
weightlessness; zero gravity
to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things
about here; in this neighborhood
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
cannot be compared with; no match for
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
mutual understanding; agreement of wills
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
black swan (Cygnus atratus)
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
demo version (of software); trial version
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location