fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
concession; conciliation; compromise
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
mountain range; mountain belt
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
without thinking of the consequences
extinction; annihilation; destruction
high-pitched tone; soprano
population (e.g. of animals)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
predation; eating prey; preying upon
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
professor; teaching; instruction
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
word-for-word translation; literal translation
wingspan (of a bird); wingspread
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to wander; to roam from place to place
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)