the point of an argument being clearly stated; the tenor of an argument being well-reasoned
with rice stuck on one's face
surviving custom; holdover influence
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to (be able to) read between the lines
to miss in attempting to kill
bubbling spring; gushing spring; fountain
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead
grassroots door-to-door election campaign
oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris); giant oceanic manta ray
complete recovery; healing
expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump
black sabbath; witches' sabbath
the oppressed; downtrodden people
as one pleases; to one's heart's content
Scolopendra subspinipes (species of centipede)
the sky; the universe; taixu (the great vacuity, in Chinese philosophy, the primordial substance that gives rise to qi)
stray cat; alley cat; brazen cat which steals food
since then; only that (much); the way things were left
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
bubbling spring; gushing spring; fountain
Orthetrum albistylum speciosum (subspecies of white-tailed skimmer)
brown beech mushroom (Hypsizygus marmoreus); brown clamshell mushroom
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
Scarus ovifrons (species of parrotfish)