good; goodness; right; virtue
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to blend (e.g. fact and fiction); to mix; to weave (together)
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
the best time for doing something is as soon as you've thought of it; there's no time like the present; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
successively; one after another
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
steady progress; rapid advance
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to compete with; to vie for
(full) moon; moon when it's round
long-awaited; much-awaited