chambered nautilus (esp. species Nautilus pompilius)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
innumerable; countless; numberless
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
submarine; submersible vessel
nature; property; disposition
author; writer; novelist; artist
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
fame; glory; reputation; English name (of plants, animals, etc.)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to begin shooting; to shoot out
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to pour into (liquids); to pump into