originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to say; to be called; to do
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
step; stride; counter for steps
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
expression; look; countenance; face
to be relieved; to feel relieved
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to grow angry; to display one's anger
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
imprudent (misguided) fellow
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...