selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
synchronization; synchronized swimming
point in question (at issue)
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
precocity; early ripening; premature development
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi
to roll about; to writhe about
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
predation; eating prey; preying upon
naughty boy; mischievous boy; little rascal; brat
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
number of (large) animals
report; notification; registration
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
underground website or online message board for a school where students typically exchange information on tests, commit cyberbullying, etc.
in name only; titular; nominal
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
existence; possession; having; limited company
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
night angling; night fishing
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)