operation; functioning; running
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in case of; at that time; at this time
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
corridor; hallway; passageway
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to speak; to hear a voice
questions and answers; dialogue
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
prohibition; inhibition; ban
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
intercept; interception; counter-attack
someone (something) not to be trifled with