understory trees; underbrush; undergrowth
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
disorder; chaos; confusion
world situation; world affairs
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
communism; Communist Party
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
common people; ordinary people; masses
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to become frosted; to become frosty
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
aborted, stillborn or miscarried foetus (fetus); (arch.) newborn baby
to expel; to eject; to push out; to force out
split; division; break up
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
arrow wheel (decorative windmill on the pole on which carp streamers are raised)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion