careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
preservation; retainment; keeping
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
cheerleading competition; cheering contest
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
leader of a cheering group; head cheerleader
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
tips of one's hair; hair ends
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
single word; a few words; brief comment
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
hair (on the head); (a) hair
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
barbershop; barber shop; barber