to machine; to cut; to scrape
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
the best time for doing something is as soon as you've thought of it; there's no time like the present; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
not yet developed; undeveloped; underdeveloped
telecommunications; correspondence
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
clergyman; churchman; clergy
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
salamander (in mythology)
Chakaman (brand-name of rechargeable lighter)
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to trample; to crush underfoot
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
full length; total length; overall length
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
lacertid (any lizard of family Lacertidae, esp. the Japanese grass lizard, Takydromus tachydromoides)
autotomy; self amputation; act of cutting off a part of one's own body in order to escape a predator
kampō; traditional (herbal) medicine based on ancient Chinese medicine
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
pilose antler (used in traditional Chinese medicine); velvet antler
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to step on; to trample down; to tread on