inside one's heart; in one's mind
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive
safety zone; traffic island
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
opening and shutting; opening and closing
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
living thing; organism; creature; biology
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
wild beast; wild animal; brute
nesting hole; burrow; den
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
shading; shielding from light