traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
to jump upon (a moving object)
distortion; falsification; perversion
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
attenuation; damping; decay
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
measurement error; calculation error
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
great difference; major mistake
the opposite direction; the other way
gliding (through the air)
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
frame; framework; outline
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
mountain road; mountain trail
apparent; obvious; very clear
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask