to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
out of bounds; beyond the pale
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
infant; child; pageboy; page; child in a traditional festival procession
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
big frame; large figure; huge body
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
signature; signing; sealing
ritsuryō; criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
sending home; repatriation; deportation
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already