pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
business world; business circles; (the) industry
winning streak; good time to make a profit
present continuous tense; present progressive form
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
scene; spectacle; sight; view
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
small number; few; minority
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
suffix for familiar person
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking