artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to try to appear smart; to pretend to be intelligent
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
to remove; to move out of the way
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
knuckle dusters; brass knuckles
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
elder sister; older female friend
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
leader of a delegation (body, party)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)