to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
way of reciting; way of telling a story
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
with curious eyes; curiously
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
somewhat below; slightly below
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
collection of books; (personal) library
leader of a charge; first to arrive
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
change in appearance; transformation
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization