the 108 kleshas; the 108 afflictions
Min Chinese (language); Min
wielding three swords; player who can play as pitcher, fielder and batter
colored thread; coloured thread
composite image; photomontage; photoshopped image
wheat straw; barley straw
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
vise; jack; vice; immorality; vice-
merman; half man-half fish
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
plateau; tableland; eminence
G; g; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss; general audience (film certificate)
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
mountain hamlet; mountain village
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
one's long-cherished desire
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
state of the war; war situation
feng (male Chinese firebird)
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)