origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to be needed; to be wanted
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
in order; in turn; one by one
technology; technique; technical
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
rocket (Eruca sativa); arugula; roquette
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
many; much; plenty; hardly
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)