light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
extreme sadist; very sadistic
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
extreme masochist; very masochistic
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
tone (of voice); manner of talking
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
correction; rectification; mending; repair
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged