origin; beginning; source; rise
terrain; geographical features; topography
to differ; to vary; to disagree
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
restoration; repair; mending
double; twice (as much); twofold
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
confrontational attitude (stance, posture)
considerably; fairly; quite
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
social status; social position
extermination; annihilation
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
one-by-one; separately; in detail
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to replace; to move; to change the position of
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
together; at the same time; same; identical
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
from the beginning; from scratch
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
installment; instalment; premium; bill
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of