stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
surroundings; environs; circumference
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
electricity; (electric) light
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
solidarity; joint; collective
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
decoration; ornament; trimmings
New Year's pine decoration
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line