thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
(some) more; even more; longer; further
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
dogfight; play-off with 3 wrestlers participating
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
final; eventual; ultimate
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
don't you think?; indicates question
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
in accordance with plans; just as planned
feeling keenly; fully realizing