artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
maximum permissible level or dosage
even more; still more; further
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
pointing out; identification
inattention; absent-mindedness
making efficient; optimization
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to begin; to set about; to start
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to write down; to record; to register
comprehension; understanding
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to complain; to lodge a complaint
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody