to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
family; relatives; dependents; household
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
direct descent; direct line
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to have an eye on; to zero in on
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
certain evidence; definite evidence
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)