monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
in name only; titular; nominal
around the clock; day and night
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
countermeasure; counter-measure
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to blame; to find fault with
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well