praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
shah; former ruler of Iran
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
this world; this life; world of the living
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to devour; to bite to death
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
living thing; living creature; animal; life
rare (or peculiar) animal
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
snake; serpent; large snake
International System of Units; SI
Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); Daesh; IS; information separator; delimiter
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
of course; certainly; naturally
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite