group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
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
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
kobold (evil spirit in German folklore); goblin
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to drink up; to drain (cup)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
deviation; departure; omission
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
location famous for production of something (usually food)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
summer vacation; summer holiday
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
speech; expression; wording; language
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings