mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle
to spread; to be propagated
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
in succession; one after another
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
all around; as far as the eye can see
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
death rate; mortality rate
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
while; even though; despite
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)