pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
concentration; density; cardinality
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
aquatic animal; aquatic fauna
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to cease; to stop; to be over
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
official name; formal name
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
to take away; to carry off
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
3rd day of the month; three days
literature; books (reference); document
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
lock-opening; lock-picking
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
technical skill; ability; capacity
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to