smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
these guys; these fellows
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
dwelling; house; residence; address
to squash; to crush; to flatten
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
height (measured at the withers)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
riskiness; (level of) danger
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
survival; survivor; relic
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
coincident with; while; simultaneously
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
desperately; for one's dear life
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)