food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
stable supply; reliable supply
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
this occasion; at this time; now
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
judgment; judgement; discernment
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
because of; owing to; due to
without permission; without notice
way; method; means; resource; course
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
beginning; outset; first; onset
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to squeeze out; to wring out
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to shout (in anger); to yell
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
threat; intimidation; menace
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce