fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
all but dead; half killed
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
main temple; main building of a shrine; Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
to provide; to arrange; to install
attendant; valet; servant; follower
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
honorific affix; honorific prefix
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
in the earth; in the ground; underground
garden soil; soil used in a garden
floral decoration; floral ornament
to make (something) reverberate; to make resound; to shake (e.g. a venue with cheers)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to cover up with something
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry