therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to pierce through; to break through
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
instant; moment; for an instant
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
cyborg; cybernetic organism
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
feng (male Chinese firebird)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
moment; brief space of time
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm