risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation; UV radiation
faster-than-light speed; super luminal speed
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
gravitational wave; gravity wave
to satisfy the requirements
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
probe (device; electric, magnetic, sonic, etc.); probing needle; probe; sound
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
(ship's) anchor; anchor (final runner or swimmer in a relay race); (news) anchor; anchorman; anchor (in HTML); link to a previous post (on a message board); anchor (soccer position)
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat or carriage); (arch.) large roofed area on a boat (resembling a house)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
time traveler; time traveller
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
declaration of a state of emergency