chain; series; connection; linkage
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
in that manner; like that
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to cease; to stop; to be over
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
attendance (at school); going to school
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
letting (someone) die without helping
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
the Six Kingdoms (of China's Warring States period: Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Wei and Zhao); the six tree-derived incense varieties used in kōdō ceremonies