herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
hot topic; talk of the town
in history; ever; historical
phrase; phrase; strawberry
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
serious; severe; grave; acute
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
insolent fellow; rude fellow
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
your highness; your grace; your eminence
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
you (plural); all of you; you all
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
chance (of success); odds
to challenge (a person) to a fight
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to eat up; to consume (completely)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody