to press a question; to cross-examine
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
spider's thread; spider silk
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
in succession; one by one
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
way of speaking; intimation
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
don't you think?; indicates question
Roche limit; Roche's limit (closest that a natural satellite can come to the center of a planet without disintegrating due to tidal forces)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
multiplication table; times table
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
piece; fragment; one (object)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
reaching; attaining; arrival
fusion; melting; liquefaction
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
stochastic; probabilistic