automatic; intransitive verb
feeding (animals); provisioning
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
made in Japan; Japanese-made
raw materials; ingredients
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
certainly; surely; definitely; (lit.) 120 percent
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
appointment; assignment; promotion
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
opportunity to show off; showplace
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
unlucky day; bad day; evil day; critical day (for a crop)
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well