stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
town; city; municipal; urban
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
Iron Fist (countermeasure)
per person; per capita; per head
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
one's share; one's portion
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
for example; for instance; e.g.
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because