to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
for a while; for some time; for a period
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
example; illustration; precedent
funny story; funny anecdote
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
quick firing; rapid firing
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
contact area (of an electrical connection)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
loading; charging; filling
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
passing through without stopping; passing by
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
suffix for familiar person
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped