root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to become better; to improve
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
that; the matter in question
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
discovery; detection; finding
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
serious look (on one's face); straight face
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
finish; finishing; finishing touches
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly