what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
memory; ability to remember
general mobilization; general mobilisation
volatilization; volatilisation
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
to look down over; to look down on
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
heap; pile; stack; full measure
two (long cylindrical things)
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
central dogma (of molecular biology)
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
stingy; cheap; very frugal
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
how; in what way; I wonder
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
top news; front-page news; lead story