to cover a coffin; to die
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
to pour one's heart and soul into
flop (e.g. movie); total failure; box office bomb
to set a ladder up against
beauty contest; beauty pageant
for as long as one can remember
chankonabe; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
what is it exactly?; what is it precisely
mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
revealing talk; insider talk; inside story
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to blow (of autumn wind); to fall out of love
limited edition sale; limited sale
stepping back; drawing back
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
bell signalling that work, class, etc. has formally begun
to muster up one's courage
medicine for reducing fever; antifebrile; antipyretic; febrifuge
annotation; explanatory note; comment
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road