leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
important point; point to make note of
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
disciplinary measures; (judicial) sanctions
solidarity; joint; collective
one way or the other; either way
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
government sources; official quarters
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
counter for choices, options, etc.
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
food; food products; foodstuffs
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation