praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
dreadnought class (of warship)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
one's share; one's portion
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to not believe one's ears
before it happens; previously
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
representative; exemplary; model
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
course; route; path; process; means
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
retention; maintenance; preservation
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
nothing but; none other than
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom