strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
innumerable; countless; numberless
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
meat shield; human shield; vagina wall; fleshy wall; wall of flesh (e.g. in sci-fi)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
Central and South America
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to press a question; to cross-examine
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to kill; to beat to death
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
control; check; restraint; inhibition