fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
strange; rare; novel; curious
living thing; organism; creature; biology
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
the whole world; all lands
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
rice cultivation; rice crop
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
simultaneous terrorist attacks (esp. the Sep. 11 attacks); synchronized terrorist attacks
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
bedridden; confined to bed
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable