successively; one after another
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
rational; reasonable; logical
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
product; produce; result; fruit
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
disorder; chaos; confusion
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
combination; union; binding; bond
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to drop; to let fall; to omit
everywhere; all over; throughout
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
self-government; autonomous government; devolved government (e.g. in the UK)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
infection; contagion; becoming infected