living thing; organism; creature; biology
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
un-; non-; negative prefix
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
resonance; sympathetic vibration
to play a leading role; to play a central part
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
two times; twice; two degrees
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
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)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
eye measurement; measure with eye
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to jar; to creak; to grate
with a snap; with a crack
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort