flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to attempt; to test; to try out
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
book; volume; this; present; main; head
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
sympathy; compassion; pity
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
utmost limits; extremity; limit
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to scatter away; to vanish
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
remote control; remote operation
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)