foundation stone; cornerstone
to serve; to work for; to attend
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
all-out attack; general offensive
putting into operation; invocation
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
just because; even if; even though
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to lure someone; to entice someone
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
divorce; dissolution of adoption
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
comparatively; relatively
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
emergency; extraordinary; unusual