slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
infant; child; pageboy; page; child in a traditional festival procession
sty (on the eyelid); hordeolum
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
dwelling; house; residence; address
influence (on someone); inspiration
by itself; automatically; naturally
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to relax; to feel at home
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
Western person; Westerner
research; study; investigation
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
form of verse; verse form; poetic form
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
to need; to demand; to take; to require
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
root; joint; base; crotch
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude