several times (as large, over)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to boil strongly; to be excited
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
disorder; chaos; confusion
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
lessening; diminishing; reducing
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to crack; to develop a crack
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
mirror surface; lens surface
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch