gliding (through the air)
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
river surface; surface of a river
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
night view; night skyline; nightscape
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth
first star of the evening (esp. Venus); evening star
clam sauce pasta; vongole (e.g. spaghetti alle vongole)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
founder; originator; pioneer
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
leading product; flagship product; top product
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
groupware; collaborative software
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
Department of the Army; Ministry of the Army (Japan; 1872-1945)
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
celestial sphere; the heavens
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy