common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
excess personnel; redundant staff
to strengthen; to fortify; to secure
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
turning sideways; landscape orientation
foreign car; imported car; paddle wheel
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
distance measurement; ranging
creeping; crawling; sneaking
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
high efficiency; high performance
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
rate of magnification; magnification power
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
to fire into; to shoot into
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
standard-size car; ordinary carriage (in a train); second-class carriage; ordinary car
archery; mapping; map; morphism
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
etc.; et cetera; and so on
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
sōmen; fine white noodles
residence; housing; residential building
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man