to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to take (be in) charge of
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
membranous; membraneous; filmy
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
order; sequence; procedure
property of a film or membrane
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
failure; mistake; blunder
parasitoid wasp; parasitic wasp; parasitic bee
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
experient; person who has experienced something
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
presumption; assumption; estimation
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...