to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
endless; boundless; everlasting
night-soil vault; clay pot used to collect feces in an outhouse
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
to rank next to; to come after
platform shoes; thick-soled shoes
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
exploded view (drawing); illustrated parts breakdown
tick-tock; chipping (sound)
Venus flytrap; Venus's flytrap
a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow (metaphor for the transience of life)
4G; fourth generation (of wireless cellular technology)
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
attendant; member of an entourage or retinue or party
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
image (esp. of a deity, buddha, royal, noble, etc.)
pointed end; point; cusp; pointed head
secret knowledge; interior of a temple
starvation; famine; hunger
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
punishing a crime to make an example for others