Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
social networking service; SNS
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
parting; separation; farewell
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to begin to walk; to set out
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
outside of; not covered by
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
only; merely; but; no more than
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet