to pay attention; to be watchful
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to claim victims; to cause casualties
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
to say (something) over one's shoulder
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
connection; link; relationship
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to affect; to impact; to influence
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
covered with; stained; smeared