seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
collaboration; joint work
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
systematic; organized; organizational
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
terrestrial (life); land-dwelling
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
rotten smell; putrid odor
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
natural water; untreated water; spring water
with a start; with a jump
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck