to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to set (sun); to become dark
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
flat board; slab; monotonous; dull; even pitch; accentless pitch
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mountain range; mountain system
leopard (Panthera pardus)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
eagle (Accipitridae family)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
convenient; handy; useful
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street