to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
unconditionally; as a rule
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
prevention; protection (against); precaution
advocate; proponent; supporter
candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
urban areas; the streets; town; city
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
intensive; concentrated; focused
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
to make one's rounds; to patrol
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
outside world; physical world
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
carnivore; carnivorous animal
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
natural growth; wild growth
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
very recently; in the very recent past
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)