zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
observation; survey; watching
cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus)
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
Tetragnatha praedonia (species of long-jawed orb weaver)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
it is not (like that) either
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to creep about; to crawl around
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time