germination; sprouting; budding
omen; sign; notice; indication
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
ancient times; prehistoric times
ammonite (extinct spiral shelled cephalopod)
to reach out (for); to extend one's reach (towards); to set one's sights (on); to work towards (getting, becoming, etc.); to put out a feeler; (lit.) to extend one's tentacles
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
dark night; moonless night
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
all around; as far as the eye can see
to cover fully; to wrap around
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
form; shape; figure; morph
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
independence; self-reliance
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade