stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
materials; data; document
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to refer to; to use as reference
please (give me); please (do for me)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)