liatris (esp. the dense blazing star, Liatris spicata); blazing star
drawstring (e.g. on a bag)
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
to stop blowing (of wind); to blow over; to blow itself out; to die down; to subside; to abate
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
origin; main branch of family
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
1000 ri; (a) long distance
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae); a tall, gangly person; string bean
dracaena (any palmlike tree of genus Dracaena or Cordyline)
chocolatier; chocolate maker
cotton cloth; cotton material
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
entrant (into a country); immigrant
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
small profits and quick returns
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome