most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
palm heel; heel of the palm
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
behind; in the rear; in back
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to have meaning; to be meaningful
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
such; like that; in that way
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
wickedness; evil; wicked person
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to become attached; to begin to love
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
good person; virtuous person
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable