to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to rip out (and take); to tear out
military force; military strength
to do together; to share; to participate in
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
hot topic; talk of the town
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to get scarce; to run short
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
dry; dryness; dry (pleurisy)
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
cluster of trees; grove; thicket