to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
splish-splash; with a splash
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
Japanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
threat; intimidation; menace
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
expression; look; countenance; face
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
charcoal; charred remains
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
covered with; stained; smeared
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
devotion; attachment; infatuation