anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
because of; owing to; due to
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ten; 10; ten years of age
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
that day; the very same day
national holiday; public holiday
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about