shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides); great white shark; white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
originally; by nature; from the start
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
senior high school; high school
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
future (usually near); prospects
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
independence; self-reliance
one's family; family member
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being