to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
ago; since; before; previous
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
real intention; true motive; true meaning
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned