situation of one's own doing
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
work; business; company; study
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
to lose one's footing; to slip
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to be transparent; to show through
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
stochastic variable; random variable
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
regulation; adjustment; control
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
tone quality; sound quality
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
arrival of goods; goods received
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
(not) so much; (not) that much
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
rebellious phase; rebellious age
emphasizes direct object of action