Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
to peel; to skin; to pare
to become clear; to be made public
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
because; for; the reason why is ...
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
personality; character; individuality; personhood
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to detain; to check; to restrain
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
witnessing; observing; sighting
not yet known; unknown; strange
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
coagulation; freezing; solidification
production (e.g. play); direction
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
inside a plane; in-flight
thousands; several thousand
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to put on airs; to assume importance
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
full throttle; full power
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
several minutes; a few minutes
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
impossible; unlikely; improbable