to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
when; how soon; how long until
unification; union; oneness
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
art of war; strategy; tactics
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
strictly; severely; rigidly
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
armoured vehicle; armored vehicle
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
closely; compactly; leaving no space
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to mix; to blend; to combine
influence; clout; leverage
great number; very large number; round number; approximate figure
viscous; sticky; gluey; viscosity
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
skilfully; skillfully; successfully; smoothly; deliciously
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
becoming dull; slowing down
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
autotomy; self amputation; act of cutting off a part of one's own body in order to escape a predator
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump
seven (long cylindrical things)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)