proper; appropriate; due; suitable
dragonfly naiad; dragonfly nymph
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
return; relapse; recurrence
children's story; fairy tale
natural virtue; personal virtue
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
gastritis; gastric catarrh
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating