wheat; barley; oat (oats)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
Earthquake Early Warning; EEW
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
title of honour; title of honor
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
female university student; female college student
evil thought; malicious motive
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to say; to tell; to state; to do
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
to distribute; to hand out
without permission; without notice
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
make good use of; make the most of
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme