to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
apparently; appears to be
(small crunchy) dried sardines
sakura shrimp (Sergia lucens)
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
almost every day; almost daily
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
acceleration; speeding up
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
the very start; the very beginning
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
prickly heat; heat rash; miliaria
to listen again; to ask again
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
ecstatic; ecstatically; splitting headache
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)