fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
general term; generic name
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
method of manipulating; management method; puppeteering
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be touching; to be moving
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
self-determination; suicide
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
remains; corpse; (dead) body
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
readiness to die; (in the) face of death