strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
to blow out; to spout out
directly opposite; right in front
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
throw; throwing; throwing event
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
Möbius strip; Moebius strip
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to go back to the starting point
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
night view; night skyline; nightscape
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to suture a wound; to sew up a wound
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
thereupon; shortly thereafter
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes