to reveal one's true colors
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
deserted house; ruined house; abolishing one's own family line in order to join another (under pre-1947 Japanese law); extinct family
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
strainer; colander; cocktail strainer
contact print; pancake topped with vegetables, etc.
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
personal account (of); direct talks
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
to achieve; to bring about a result
cru (wine classification)
to be pleased with oneself; to chuckle with delight
wine made with grapes affected by noble rot
wine cooler; wine bucket; wine cooler (fruit juice cocktail)
two departments (under the ritsuryo system: the Dept. of State and the Dept. of Worship)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables; metacarpus
to extend the term; to extend a deadline
guarantor; acceptor (e.g. promissory note); underwriter (e.g. stock issue)
snowdrop (Galanthus spp.); snow falling like flower petals; snow on a tree resembling a flower; red snow
privately printed book; private (press) edition
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing