to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
to become better; to improve
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
to intend; to be sure that
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
instability; insecurity; crankiness
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly