excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to increase; to add to; to augment
to be replaced with new growth
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
illegal possession; unlawful possession
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
divorce; dissolution of adoption
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to