main cause; primary factor
continuation; succession; series; continuous
serious wound; serious injury
self-defense; self-defence
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
going around; patrol; round; tour
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to project; to stick out; to stand out
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
period of time; time slot; time zone
from here; from this place
break in time; interruption; pause
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
memory; sense; experience
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober