Venus flytrap; Venus's flytrap
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
jellied fish or meat broth
drawbridge; bascule bridge
independent administration
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
Auriga (constellation); the Charioteer
drinking straight from a bottle
microminiaturization; micro-miniaturization
Venus flytrap; Venus's flytrap
thought; consideration; fears
grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
main force; brute force; strong-arm
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to engage in (mutual) competition
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
to be cheap; to be inexpensive
engraved with the name of the maker (e.g. on a sword)