Nausicaä (from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
introduction; introductory part; lead
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
dustbin of history; ash heap of history; obscurity; long-forgotten memory
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; (lit.) tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
gas station; petrol station; filling station
early closing; finishing (work) early
repair workshop; garage; repairman
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
suspicion (of others); jealousy
consumption; expenditure; spending
you get what you pay for; cheap and nasty
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
consider the following; can you answer this?
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
putting out the lights; turning off the lights
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
organic; organic chemistry; organic compound
brand-new article; new item
transplant surgery; transplant operation; (organ) transplantation