to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
haori (Japanese formal coat)
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
New Year's Eve; December 31
festival merrymaking; revelry
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
putting life into; animating; cheering up
naturalization; naturalisation
flat cap; cloth cap; newsboy cap; (hunting) cap
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another