clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
I appreciate your efforts
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
match (to light fire with)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
cold; coldness; chilliness
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to trample; to crush underfoot
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
covering used to wrap a baby
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
godparent; first person to give something its name
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
eccentric; crank; oddball
great person; eminent figure