absorption; suction; attraction
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
pistol; handgun; revolver
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
railroad; railway; rail transport
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source