levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)
densely inhabited district; DID
(something) mixed with snow
astronomical figure; astronomical number
to raise somebody's spirits; to enhance a mood
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
segment; slice; section; intercept
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
"bird-in-the-cage" children's game
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
gas burner; blowtorch; Bunsen burner
rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
using every trick (in the book)
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly