ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
excellent answer; clever answer
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
quenching; hardening; tempering
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
immediately; right away; on the spot
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
heating; application of heat
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)