My words

極まる

きわまる

to terminate, to reach an extreme, to take to the extreme, to be in a dilemma, to be at an end

深緑色

ふかみどりいろ

dark (deep) green

滑々

ぬめぬめ ヌメヌメ すべすべ

smooth (skin, etc.), sleek, velvety, silky

鱗状

りんじょう

scaly, scale-like

に因って

によって

according to, by (means of), due to, because of

生成

せいせい

creation, generation, formation, derivation

塊

かたまり

lump, mass, bundle, clump, clod, cluster, group, crowd, embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.), personification

観察

かんさつ

observation, survey, observation

対応力

Taiō-ryoku

Responsiveness

刻一刻

こくいっこく

moment by moment, hour by hour

向上

こうじょう

elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress

途端に

とたんに

just as, in the act of, as soon as, at the moment that

同種

どうしゅ

same kind (race), homogeneousness

唯一無二

ゆいいつむに ゆいつむに

one and only, unique

呟き

つぶやき

murmur, mutter, murmuring, tweet

理解

りかい

understanding, comprehension, appreciation, sympathy

訳もなく

わけもなく

without cause, without reason

細長い

ほそながい

long and narrow

並んで

ならんで

alongside, side-by-side, abreast

並ぶ

ならぶ

to line up, to stand in a line, to rival, to match, to equal

握る

にぎる

to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch, to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form, to press into shape, to mold, to mould, to seize (power, etc.), to take hold of

ぴたり

ぴたり

tightly, closely, exactly, precisely, suddenly (stopping)

構える

かまえる

to set up (e.g. a building), to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal), to prepare to use something (e.g. a camera), to plan, to scheme, to fabricate in order to deceive, to stiffen, to become formal

掲げる

かかげる

to publish, to print, to carry (an article), to put up, to hang out, to hoist, to fly (a sail), to float (a flag, kite, etc.), to tuck up (e.g. sleeves), to roll up, to tout (a principle, plan, etc.), to adopt (a slogan), to stoke a fire, to fan a flame

引く

ひく

to pull, to draw (attention, etc.), to attract (interest, to draw back, to draw (a card), to draw (plan, line, etc.), to catch (cold), to play (string instr.), to look up (e.g. dictionary), to consult, to haul, to pull (vehicles), to subtract, to ebb, to fade, to descend (from), to inherit (a characteristic), to quote, to raise (as evidence), to lay (a cable), to draw (a cable), subtract

薄暗い

うすぐらい

dim, gloomy

吹き寄せる

ふきよせる

to drift, to blow together, to have the wind start to blow, to have the wind spring up

揺らす

ゆらす

to rock, to shake, to swing

湿る

しめる しとる

to be wet, to become wet, to be damp, to be moist, to be in low spirits, to feel depressed

円弧

えんこ

arc