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weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow

fool; idiot

to drop into, drop-by-drop

snot-nosed kid

tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report

rappel; abseil

to lecture; to give a lesson

manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)

appendectomy; appendisectomy; appendicectomy

the Sermon on the Mount

Proverb

the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest

Medicine

ptosis; blepharoptosis; droopy eyelid

Suika Shinto (fusion of Shinto with Chinese elements, esp. neo-Confucianism); Shidemasu Shinto

runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller

Derogatory

greenhorn; inexperienced person

pendant

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Grave of Fireflies (film)

rigid (stereotypical) thinking that adheres to preconceived notions; vertical thinking; linear thinking

Proverb

slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; constant dripping wears away a stone

vertical integration; vertical merger

Physics

normal force

place where raindrops fall from the eaves

dripstone

Idiomatic expression

halting speech; stammering; (like) rain water (slowly) dripping off a horizontal board