harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
consists of; comprises; is made up of
material; substance; matter
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
raw materials; ingredients
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables
until now; so far; up to the present
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
several times (as large, over)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
nature; property; disposition