patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
hairline; borders of the hair
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
high; noble; refined; advanced
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
lately; recently; nowadays
to dye; to colour; to color
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
denaturation; degeneration
difficulty; relative difficulty
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to change the position of
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.