one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
plural; multiple; several
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
(brute) force; using all one's might
at least; at most; (even) just
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
the other day; a few days ago
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
killing two birds with one stone
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)