main cause; primary factor
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
such; like that; in that way
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
certainly; surely; definitely
to suture a wound; to sew up a wound
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
retry; another try; another go
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
dakuten; diacritic used with kana that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to become possible; to become able to (do)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland