origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
reopening; resumption; restarting
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
operation; functioning; running
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
slicing thinly (of sashimi); thin (e.g. ceramics, glass)
flake; thin slice; thin layer; lamina; lamella; leaf
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
capillary; capillary vessel
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to repeat; to do over again
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time