stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
colour; color; hue; tints
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
richly colored; richly coloured
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
surrender (fall) of a castle
human intellect; knowledge
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
country; territory; domain; realm
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
Department of Defense (U.S.); the Pentagon
small fraction; small proportion
intelligence agency; secret service
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
worthy of special mention
old friend; old acquaintance
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
husband and wife; married couple
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to take to heart; to keep in mind; to bear in mind
starting line; starting point