stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to overflow from something full
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
evil spirit (that can possess people)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to be remembered; to go down in history
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to increase; to add to; to augment
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less