to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
poly-; polyethylene; police; polyphonic
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
scattering (in all directions)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
spider's thread; spider silk
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
lightly and nimbly; with agility
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
a little bit; a little while
intake port; water intake; sluice gate
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
box; box-shape; cube-type
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
judgment; judgement; discernment
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning