explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
stone (used for throwing)
to look upwards; to look up
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair turns cowards courageous
ordinary; common; mediocre
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
spirit; heart; disposition
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
landscape gardening; landscape architecture
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
distinction; discrimination
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
sinking; submerging; sinker; weight
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
blood relationship; blood relative
influence; clout; leverage
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)