to fly around; to scatter
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
decision; judgment; resolution
migratory bird; bird of passage
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to sieve (e.g. flour); to sift; to riddle; to pick out (e.g. a candidate); to select (from); to sort out
one grain; one drop; one bead
obscure; vague; ambiguous
drama; theatre; theater; play
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
throne; (the place of) a nobleman's seat
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
black ground; black cloth
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)