fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
mass of rock; rock lump; block
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
common knowledge; well-known fact
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft, warships, etc.)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
strongish; somewhat strong
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
teatime; tea break; coffee break
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
way of eating; how to eat
topic of discussion; agenda
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
mountain range; mountain belt
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
ingredient; component; composition
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation