giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
around the world; throughout the world
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
young girl; lass; adolescent female
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
baby tooth; milk tooth; first set of teeth
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
toddling; taking tottering steps
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
distinction; discrimination
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
such ... as; or some such
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
over-fond parent; doting parent
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)