praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
predation; eating prey; preying upon
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
living thing; living creature; animal; life
bad influence; negative influence
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
way of talking; speaking style
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
declaration; proclamation; announcement
periodic; regular; routine