ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
encumbrance; burden; drag
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
buzz buzz (sound of robust cicadas)
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
unseasonable; out-of-season
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
stopcock (gas, water); main valve; main tap; stop tap
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
unique; peculiar; singular
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
least common multiple; lowest common multiple
with a collapse; with a slump
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
photoperiodism; photoperiodicity