novel idea; strange theory
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
drowning; flood; shipwreck
compounding of medicine; dispensing (medicine); dispensation (e.g. of heaven); providence; combining
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
having no hesitation in stating; having no hesitation in declaring
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
to put on airs; to assume importance
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
whispering; murmuring; subdued
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
mid-to-long term; medium and long term
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to teach; to take a teaching job
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve