cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
retainer; attendant; escort
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
extensive knowledge; erudition
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
opposite side; other side; other party
decorative lights; illumination
around the world; throughout the world
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
unseasonable; out of season
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
how long; how far; how much
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (i.e. when playing Old Maid)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
true seal (animal); earless seal
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
park (public, amusement, etc.); parking
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault