survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
world; society; people; the public
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
older sister; lass; young lady
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
arrest; apprehension; capture
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
malicious; deliberately mean
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind