revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
in succession; one by one
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
one's own child; one's own children
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
memory; sense; experience
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
plants and animals; flora and fauna
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
dull sound; muffled sound
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back