model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
research institute; (research) laboratory
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
hard fight; difficult struggle
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to watch intently; to stare
etc.; et cetera; and so on
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
pre-existing; already there; conventional
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to bury; to embed; to implant