paper tape; paper streamer; punched tape
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
Burgundy (wine); Bourgogne
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
critic; reviewer; commentator
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
training; drill; practice; discipline
outdoing a professional; putting an expert to shame
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
world-destroying conflagration
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
by itself; automatically; naturally
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
thrust; driving force; propulsion
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
huge rock; firmness; solidity
ostentation; show; affectation
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to poke each other; to jab each other
manners; behavior; behaviour
condition of one's stomach