distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
marriage ceremony; wedding
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
several sheets (flat objects)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
background reflections (e.g. on a window); reflected glare
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
on one hand; on the other hand
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to come back (to); to return to a starting point