to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
difficult to ...; hard to ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
general idea; concept; notion
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
ratio; proportion; percentage
study; learning; tutorial
general; popular; common; typical
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
conversely; on the contrary
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
medium; mediocrity; average
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose