power of description; descriptive powers; ability to describe
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
unlucky quarter (southwest)
to become empty (hollow); to relax from a tense situation into a vacant or absent minded state
deeply indented coastline; rias coastline
Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
(arch.) pain; (arch.) trouble; illness
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed); cucumber makizushi
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to toss away; to throw out
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo
Japanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
to put in order; to organize; to systematize
commercial vehicle (taxi, bus, truck, etc.)
looking aside while driving; taking one's eyes off the road ahead while driving
acupuncture and moxibustion
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
town management; municipal management
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
to dust (shelves, etc.); to use a duster
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
to run around; to bustle about
Poaceae (family comprising the true grasses); Gramineae
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
barber; barbershop; barber shop
avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
public relations department (section, office)
at the point of death; almost dead; about to die; at some limit (pain, hunger, etc.)
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists
Yūyake Koyake (1919 children's song)
trying out a pen; test-writing