to use and then throw away
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to spit out; to eject; to dump
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
periodic; regular; routine
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
three; three years of age
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
near; close by; within reach; familiar
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday