moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
twice; again; second time
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
share (in a company); stock
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
always having a comeback; fast-talking
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
stealing another's romantic partner