base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
charm; incantation; spell; curse
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
opposite side; other side; other party
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
ambitious; motivated; willful
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without