thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
throat; important part; vital area
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
form; shape; figure; morph
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to cease; to stop; to be over
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
dispel (esp. magic or potion used to return one's character to normal status in an RPG, etc.)
reset; fresh start; new beginning
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners