unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
divine spirit; (Shinto) god; soul (of a dead person); spirit
snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)
electromagnetic interference; radio interference
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
advisory level (1-5, 5 being the most severe); warning level
frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
to take measures (against); to take steps
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
like this; such; thus; in this way
disturbance; riot; mayhem
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
morning fog; morning mist