extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
lower half of the body; nether parts
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
by means of; due to; because of; according to
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
touching; moving; painful
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
firm; strong; solid; stable
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all