iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
this occasion; at this time; now
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
resurrection (of a company or school, etc.)
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
criticism; commentary; review
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
texture; "grain" of a fabric or cloth; direction of the loom or weave in a roll of fabric
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
this (very thing); this precisely
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)