interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
systematic; regular; routine
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
cardinal (Catholic Church)
Nippon Television Network
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
great writer; literary master; distinguished author
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
block (of wood); chip; splinter
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
sample; specimen; test piece
special; particular; peculiar; unique
radiocarbon (i.e. carbon-14)
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
content (of a mineral, etc.)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
age determination; dating