to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
madness; craziness; insanity
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening
jostle; struggle; scuffle
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to stick it out (until the end)
shout of victory; cry of triumph
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
two equal parts; exactly two parts
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to tower over the surroundings
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
simmer; bubble out; flow out
conflict; fighting each other
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
display window; shop window; store window
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate