actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
multiplication table; times table
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
ultimate; final; last; eventual
letters (characters) indicating the end of a movie (The End, Fin, etc.); indication of the end (of something)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
orders; instructions; directive; command
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
(someone else's) child; child; kid
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
unbroken; endless; continuous
to turn against; to become an enemy
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to put one's strength into
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
rice and curry; curry rice
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; (arch.) fool; curved gutter
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to