(on) one's own; (by) oneself
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to flash; to be flashing; to be flashy
covert action; covert operations
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to cross
everyday life; daily life
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
drawing blood; collecting blood
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
president (of a society); chairman
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
alternation of generations
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
poor region; deprived area
money-making; commercialized; commercialised