to jar; to creak; to grate
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
death penalty; capital punishment
useless resistance; vain struggle
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to gaze into the distance
maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard
piece of evidence; evidence
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to wash away; to rinse off
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to keep watch; to stand guard
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
violent emotion; passion; fury
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
covert action; covert operations
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion