true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
founder; inventor; ancestor; forefather
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
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
specimen; sample; object to be examined
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
genuine article; real thing; real deal
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
if you think about it; come to think of it
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
just one person; only one