to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
not worth considering; out of the question
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
pest extermination; pest control
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
fifth day of the month; five days
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
consideration; taking into account
those present; attendance