applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
covering; protection; backing; relief
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
trusting too much; overestimating ability
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
initial value; initializing value; default value
thief (particularly in RPG games)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action