to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
development; exploitation
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
bento; Japanese box lunch
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
bento; Japanese box lunch
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
cares; ill feeling; reserve
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
family; members of a family
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
growth period; growing season
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line