nature; the natural world; realm of nature
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
perception; sensation; awareness
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to be very childlike; to be very childish
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
transit point; transit airport; connection airport
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
self-analysis; autoanalysis
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
price of a flower; fee for a geisha's companionship
stable supply; reliable supply
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
boisterously; roughly; briskly
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying