muscle fiber; muscle fibre
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to jar; to creak; to grate
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
protist; protistan; protoctist
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
low tone; bass; low voice
high-pitched tone; soprano
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
one's own child; one's own children
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn