stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
curiosity; inquisitiveness
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to hurt someone's feelings
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to be suspected without cause
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
to jest; to clown (around)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth