to gape; to open one's mouth wide
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
marking; grading; scoring
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
message; informative matter
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
call; summons; convening; convocation
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
pupil; student; schoolchild
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
variation; rogue (something)
to join together; to combine; to join up
making practical; making useful; implementing
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
muddy water; red-light district
work; business; company; study
homeostasis; homoeostasis; constancy
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
commencing with; including
plants and animals; flora and fauna
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
frequency (of occurrence)
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
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heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays