to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
decision; settlement; definition
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to put into the mouth; to eat
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
failure; mistake; blunder
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal