mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass
to be touching; to be moving
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up