operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
backwardness; underdevelopment
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
emotional strength; force of will
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
how long; how far; how much
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to torment; to torture; to harass
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
messenger; envoy; emissary
to some extent; to a certain extent
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
safety; welfare; well-being
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness