double-edged; double-edged blade
inferior goods; faulty item
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
incendiary bomb; firebomb
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to amuse oneself; to make merry
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
in spite of; regardless of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
return path (of a signal, communication); return trip
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
staying behind; remaining; residual
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
indirection; indirectness
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
provisional; temporary; tentative
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute