dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to compete with; to vie for
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to translate; to interpret
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
while being out of the office or away from home
to overflow from something full
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to watch steadily; to stare
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best