cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
innocent; pure; naive; unsophisticated
will not do; do not; does not
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to rain incessantly; to downpour
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
at first; in the beginning; originally
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
murder; homicide; manslaughter
darner (any dragonfly of family Aeshnidae); devil's darning needle; dragonfly (esp. a large one)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
originally; by nature; from the start
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
leopard (Panthera pardus)