adaptation; accommodation; conformity
practicality; utility; usefulness
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
originally; by nature; from the start
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
as (for); for; in the capacity of
decisive battle of brief duration
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to be mixed in with; to blend with
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
mask; disguise; guise; mask
recovery; undoing; recall
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to polish up; to shine up
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim