to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
government office; public office
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of