to smash violently; to crush
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
face contorted and about to cry
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
don't worry; there's no need to worry
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
dull sound; muffled sound
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest