degeneration; retrogression
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
rafflesia (Rafflesia arnoldii); monster flower; stinking corpse lily
to give off a stench; to stink
star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
to compete with each other
good-looking; fair; beautiful
moving tale; impressive tale
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
while alive; during one's lifetime
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be greedy; to devour greedily
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
imploring with tears in one's eyes
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
effective temperature; wind-chill index (factor)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to call each other; to call out to one another
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)