distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
people; men and women; each person; everybody
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
location famous for production of something (usually food)
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to brush off; to shake off
spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP
social networking service; SNS; social media
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
hoarse voice; husky voice
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
flute; fife; pipe; whistle