collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
nice; likeable; desirable
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
root; joint; base; crotch
murder; killing; murderer
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
wetting; love affair; lover
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
as far as the eye can see
to rule; to govern; to administer
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
careful observation; close attention
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow