to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
grimoire; magic book; spellbook
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
blindingly quick speed; (in) a flash; (in) the blink of an eye
spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
stamp (in Chinese martial arts); stomp
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
immoral; illicit; unethical
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious