Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula); Venus's flytrap
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
care; precaution; guarding; caution
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
unexpectedly; surprisingly
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
leaving everything up to someone else
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
mental; spiritual; emotional
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
great joy; delight; jubilation
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
high spirits; gleeful mood
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
freezing weather; cold weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous