to play a leading role; to play a central part
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
pretext; pretense; pretence
many; a lot; much; multitude
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to cry and shout; to scream
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
hedge; fence; border; limit
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
constable; method of catching criminals
to crawl out of; to creep out of
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
hokora; small wayside shrine
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to (physically) force someone to sit down
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling