vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
death from prostration; death from emaciation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
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)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
pest extermination; pest control
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)