from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
magic bullet; magic bullets
short distance; close range
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
root; source; origin; cause
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to be transparent; to show through
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to become dim; to become blurred
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
standing firm; holding out
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
affixing; pasting; sticking
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless