stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
next; secondly; subsequently
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
various countries; various regions; various provinces
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
sublime; noble; high-minded
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
level ground; plain; flatland
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
terrain; geographical features; topography
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
invitation; introduction; temptation
several weeks; a few weeks
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding