sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
birth; creation; formation
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
variation in color (colour); having a different color
flapjack octopus (Opisthoteuthis depressa); pancake devilfish
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around