to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
chief; main; principal; important
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
relation; connection; relevance
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to grasp the important points; to hit the right points
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to take away; to carry off
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
being too late; losing one's final chance
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
powerful person; influential person