battle station; action stations
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
irrational (line of) argument
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
offense; offence; method of attack
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
quarrel; dispute; argument
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
spider's thread; spider silk
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to jump upon (a moving object)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
unicellular organism; monad