to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
grasp; catch; understanding
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
please (give me); please (do for me)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
inscrutable; incomprehensible
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
chief; main; principal; major
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness