to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
purification; refining; simplification
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
firm; strong; solid; stable
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
material; artistic effect
notice; attention; observation
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
to shout (in anger); to yell
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives