gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
supplementary examination
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to tower over the surroundings
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
overdose; excessive consumption
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
embodying; expressing concretely
preface; foreword; preamble
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
splinters of glass; glass shards
expenses; costly; expensive
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
absence of the gods from their shrines in October (while they are visiting the Grand Shrine of Izumo)