to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
explosion; rupture; break off
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood)
elastic; elastic cord; elastic band
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to become keen on; to get passionate about
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
in addition; besides this; twice
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
timewise; temporal; chronal
undersea cable; submarine cable
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to make an appearance; to show up
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to be manageable; to be able to handle
boiled water which has cooled
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos