to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
living thing; living creature; animal; life
life and death; life or death
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
many; a lot; much; multitude
novel; original; new; innovative
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to rock; to shake; to swing
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to appreciate; to be thankful
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
proper; right; reasonable
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
sunlight; rays of the Sun
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
scenery; scene; landscape
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
charming; fascinating; attractive
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?