origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
sit-ups; exercise to strengthen one's abdominal muscles
to breathe while sleeping
king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii); king oyster mushroom
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
slight intoxication; being tipsy
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
as a child; when one was a child
someone who one considers as an elder sister
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
bu; traditional unit of area, approx. 3.31 square metres; commission; percentage; exactly; precisely
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
directly; in person; firsthand
to jump up and down; to hop
blood congestion; -stasis
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to blow strongly and continuously; to brag endlessly; to boast ceaselessly
recently; lately; these days
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
small ball; globule; spherule; pellet