very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
postcard; memo; note; card
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
many; numerous; various; large number of
military service; combat experience
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
journal; magazine; periodical
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
indeed; really; truly; very much
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
intelligence; intellect; brains
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
police officer; policeman; constable
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game