to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
official name; formal name
major war; great war; world war
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
intelligence; intellect; brains
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
automatic; intransitive verb
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
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