example; illustration; precedent
all over Japan; throughout Japan
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to rise; to erect; to get up
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
reaction of a living body
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
substrate (i.e. in biochemistry); matrix (i.e. in biology); stroma
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
gene recombination; genetically modified; GM
outside of one's area of expertise
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
viewing as a problem; problematizing
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
to be manageable; to be able to handle
technical skill; ability; capacity
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
human kindness; human weakness
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
personification; anthropomorphization
endocrine disruptor; endocrine disrupting-chemicals
defense; defence; protection
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties