race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
word game; wordplay; playing with words
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to be boiled; to be cooked
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
demanding; difficult; strict
civilized person; civilized people
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
reverse; moving in reverse; rewinding (a tape, etc.); vomit; rebirth
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
self-destruct system; automatic detonator; self-detonating device
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to