what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
aggression; invasion; raid
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
cannibalism; anthropophagism
to revere; to respect; to worship
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
pest extermination; pest control
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to notify; to advise; to inform
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
having said that; on the other hand
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
acceleration; speeding up
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge