self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
one way or the other; either way
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
at first; in the beginning; originally
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
different meaning; different opinion
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
godparent; first person to give something its name
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
existence; possession; having; limited company
bhava (becoming, existence)
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
extinction; annihilation; destruction
infectious disease; infection
centrifuge; centrifugal machine
bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)
cultivation; nurture; culture
separate; scattered; apart
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
great trouble; difficulty
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light