terrestrial (life); land-dwelling
aquatic life; water creatures
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
excellent; superb; first-rate
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
verbalization; putting into words
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
supervised; under surveillance
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
going according to one's wishes; ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
design; idea; conception; plan
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
short distance; close range
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to be crowded
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to kill; to beat to death
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
ardent; passionate; vehement
the human body; one's person
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance