to burrow through; to dig through
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
spine; backbone; spinal column
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
spot; point; place; position
several types; several kinds; several species
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
earth; ground; earthing; Earth
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
Aokigahara Forest (sea of trees at the base of Mount Fuji)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
similar to that of an average year; in line with an average year; normal
Aomori (city, prefecture)
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
to make one's rounds; to patrol
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
in high spirits; excited; energetic
research institute; (research) laboratory
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
father and mother; parents
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
honorific affix; honorific prefix