to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
desperately; for one's dear life
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
understanding person; supporter
having ended; being resolved
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
menarche; first menstruation
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
every other; second; alternate
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
highly unpredictable; touch and go
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
having said that; on the other hand
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
vague; obscure; vast; boundless