to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
fucking; screwing; having sex
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to feel; to sense; to experience
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to face; to go towards; to head towards
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
living thing; living creature; animal; life
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again