sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
scale; scope; plan; structure
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
plural; multiple; several
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior