seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to pitch forward; to fall forward
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
every person; every mouth; every entrance
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
not caring; not giving a damn
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to turn towards; to point
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
but; however; provided that
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which