owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
charm; incantation; spell; curse
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
environment; circumstance
unkindness; unfriendliness
in search of; in order to look for
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
ticket reseller; shop where one can buy and sell gift certificates, coupons, travel and concert tickets, etc.
rental video; video rental shop
homeless; homeless person
drinking bout; merrymaking
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
hunting; oscillatory behavior of a non-converging feedback loop (behaviour); hunting cap
seeing for the first time; first sight
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword