couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
welcome!; nice to see you!
(electrical) earth; ground; earthing; Earth
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
with a start; with a jump
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
this or that person; anybody; many people
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
you could say; you might say; verging on the
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
order; sequence; procedure
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
you (plural); all of you; you all
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
you (plural); all of you; you all
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
body tissue; body composition
several times (as large, over)