(death from) starvation; starving to death
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
haori (Japanese formal coat)
a long, long time ago; very long ago
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to concern; to be related
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to bury; to embed; to implant
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to make a foursome; to have the whole gang (crew, group) together; to have the full lineup (of players, performers, etc.)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
expression; look; countenance; face
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
that; the matter in question
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish