hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
escape; excelling; prominence
to shed light; to cast light
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
reason; cause; circumstances
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
to have (someone) go ahead
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to be born; to come into this world
innumerable; countless; numberless
series (of publications); library (set of books)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
reason; cause; history; origin
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge