to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
unpredictability; element of surprise
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
filtration; filtering; percolation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to get going; to start off
individual lesson; tutorial; one-on-one instruction
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
love of animals; animal loving
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
leopard (Panthera pardus)
partly puffed up; bubblingly
it's no joke; gimme a break!
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to get accustomed to using
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
index finger; forefinger; second toe
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
passion; enthusiasm; zeal