propulsive power; driving force
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
cannot be helped; unavoidable
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
closely; compactly; leaving no space
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to take measures (against); to take steps
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
to search for; to seek for; to look for
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to be too numerous; to be too much
auto; automatic; auto; automobile; three-wheeler truck; oat
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal