to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
phantom; vision; illusion
abuse; misuse; perversion
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to crumble away; to collapse
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
around the world; throughout the world
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
somehow; for some reason or other
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
considerably; greatly; a lot
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
greeting; a fine thing to say
photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends
senior high school; high school
pride; boast; credit (to)
the last moment; the very end
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
operation; functioning; running
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves