to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to crawl out of; to creep out of
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
unidentifiable; unidentified
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)