(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to go underground; to go into hiding
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
over-demanding parents; parents who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child
inspection; examination; checking
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
outsider; layman; amateur
pest extermination; pest control
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
artificial intelligence; AI
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
naked eye; the physical eye
(indoor) observation deck; observation room; observatory
satellite in geosynchronous orbit
low orbit; low earth orbit; LEO
1G; first generation (of wireless cellular technology)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
to shake one's head (in denial)