to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
forty-ninth day after a person's death
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
as you know; as you are aware
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
study of foreign languages; linguistics
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
sense of loss; feeling of loss
alone; unaided; away from home
not yet known; unknown; strange
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
closely-guarded secret; top secret
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
even if; even though; however; no matter how