taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)
magic; sorcery; incantation
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
inferior goods; faulty item
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
changing completely; transformation
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
timewise; temporal; chronal
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
arabiki; arabiki sausage; coarsely ground sausage
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
cartoon-character costume
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
flesh-colored leotards; flesh-coloured leotards
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
(small crunchy) dried sardines
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
(not) a single person; (no) one
to seek a path; to find one's way