to jump upon (a moving object)
distortion; falsification; perversion
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
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)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
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
measurement error; calculation error
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
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
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
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to