unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
research institute; (research) laboratory
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
independent action; acting alone
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
acid; sourness; sour taste
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
this; our; right; justice; checking account
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea