to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
looks; personal appearance; features
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
staying up all night two nights in a row; double all-nighter
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
adoration; admiration; devotion
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
mockery; derision; ridicule
personal grudge; personal enmity
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
one after another; in succession
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications