dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
senility; dotage; decrepitude
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
in this way; along these lines; similarly
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to cut; to slit; to cut open
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please