(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
third day of the month; three days
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to laugh away; to laugh off
if it is the case that ...
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
extinction; annihilation; destruction
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
adherent; devotee; believer
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons