precocious; precocious child
basking in the sun; sunbathing
very recently; in the very recent past
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
complementation; supplementation; completion
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
accomplishment; execution
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
iron hammer; crushing blow
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
leaf surface; foliar surface; phylloplane
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
good God; good deities; true teachings of Buddha
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
mobilization; mobilisation
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
remaining silent; keeping secret
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
robust; fit and healthy; strong; sturdy
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)