to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
very likely; very probable
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
spreading; infesting; running rampant
environment; circumstance
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
a great variety of; diversity
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
arrangement; pact; agreement
based on; on the basis of
to repeat; to do something over again