grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
start of a war; beginning of hostilities
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
single punch; one-punch attack
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
eagle (Accipitridae family)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
that is to say; so that means
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
weather; fair weather; fine weather
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
natural; intrinsic; from birth
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at