one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
unprecedented; never seen before
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to take on a role; to take part
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
source of river; fountainhead
at someone's (something's) mercy
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
waterjet (cutting, propulsion, etc.); water jet
principle; theory; fundamental truth
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
increased volume or quantity
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
defense; defence; protection
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
natural phenomenon (phenomena)