to affect; to impact; to influence
technical term; terminology; jargon
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
return; relapse; recurrence
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
matter of time; question of time
thought; consideration; thinking
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
intuition; instinct; hunch
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to be conspicuous; to stand out