stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
Nola (Italy); Nora; Norah
rolling (ship, etc.); rolling (start, plan, etc.); illegal street racing
rubber band; elastic band
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
such; like that; in that way
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance