fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
number of views (videos, etc.); view count
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
technical skill; ability; capacity
living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
(not so) much; (not) very
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
measurement error; calculation error
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
food mall; restaurant area (of a department store, airport, etc.); restaurant floor
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against