grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
secret; private; surreptitious
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
accurate; correct; precise; exact
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
fringed iris (Iris japonica); Japanese iris
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
carbonization; carbonisation
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
small; fine; detailed; stingy