spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter M (pornographic pose)
English letter; alphabetic character
Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
relief squad; rescue party
severe earthquake; violent tremor
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
relations; members of extended family
all-night vigil over a body; wake
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
prompt; immediate; in real time
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
one's (living) environment
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
burial (disposal of a body) by exposure to the elements; aerial sepulture (burial)
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric
ink rubbing of a fish; (making a) fish print; (taking a) fish impression; snapshot of a web page (to preserve its contents); archive
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
summer term (e.g. school); summer period