sanity; consciousness; soberness
Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
irony of fate; twist of fate
to cut; to slit; to slash
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
pothunting; bounty hunting; pothunter; bounty hunter
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
counter for drops of liquid
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling