stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to choke; to have trouble breathing
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
index finger; forefinger; second toe
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to wash away; to rinse off
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
in one's own way or style
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
in accordance with; according to
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to sink (into); to get depressed
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
breeding; raising; rearing
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)