to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
calamity; disaster; accident
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
whole story; full picture; full particulars
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to compete with; to vie for
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to half-rise to one's feet
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
same family (race, tribe)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to be to the point; to be pertinent
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
biological parent; real parent
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
(I am) not sure; (I) can't say which