suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
grayish white; greyish white
length (of an animal); body length
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
grey starling (Sturnus cineraceus); gray starling; starling (any bird of family Sturnidae); bumpkin; gullible person; sixty-nine (sexual position)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
discrimination; discernment; identification
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
on the occasion of; at the time of
revision; amendment; alteration
animal rights; animal welfare; animal protection
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
to escape death; to be saved from death
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to be found; to be discovered
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
menial; meanness; servility; abject