mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus); pistol prawn
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to put one's strength into
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
growing wild (naturally); native
Japanese alder (Alnus japonica)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
nature; property; disposition
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
people; men and women; each person; everybody
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
finger flick to the forehead
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)