pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
portrait; likeness; picture
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
directly opposite; right in front
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
stimulating; exciting; provocative
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
possession; retention; maintenance
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to tear up and throw away