encouragement; incentive; stimulus
blow; shock; strike; batting
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish); deba knife
without reservation; freely; frankly
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
digitization; digitalization
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
(written) work; book; writings
transfer of permanent domicile (as recorded in the family register); transfer of school register
earthquake-resistant construction
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
progress; advance; making (good) progress
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
laboratory dish; Petri dish
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
geothermal energy; terrestrial heat
place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane