semi-transparent; translucent
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to sprout; to put forth buds
germination; sprouting; budding
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
quality newspaper; broadsheet newspaper
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
ambitious; motivated; willful
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to become lukewarm; to become tepid
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
stable supply; reliable supply
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to be in danger of; to be liable to
discrimination; discernment; identification
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
succession; continuation; series; sequence
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
reshuffling; job rotation
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
ordinary citizen; the general public