to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
difficult to ...; hard to ...
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
moment; brief space of time
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
tradition; legend; folklore
long ago; once upon a time
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
three persons; three parties
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to revere; to respect; to worship