argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
region; limits; stage; level
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
beginner; novice; neophyte
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
omniscience and omnipotence
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
murder; killing; murderer
deed; act; work; performance
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
zigzag pattern; zigzag formation; steps down from a pier; pathway covered by extended eaves to protect from snow; large saw used by lumberjacks
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
two (long cylindrical things)
righteousness; justice; right
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
villain's part; bad shape (shogi, othello)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
in proportion to; just as much as
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair