(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
underpopulation; low population density; depopulation
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
transparency; degree of clearness
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
more than usual (usu. time)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
fat; tallow; lard; grease
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness