threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
prospects of victory; chances of success
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to be enraged; to flip out
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
extremely dangerous; full of peril
flash (of light); glint; schiller
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
continuation; succession; series
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
natural disaster; cataclysm
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to appease; to suppress; to calm
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
terrain; geographical features; topography
slight; little; insignificant
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)