bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
to become an expert; to be master at
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
sanity; consciousness; soberness
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to give the stamp of approval
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
upper half of the body; upper body
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
footwear; footgear; shoes
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to become pale; to turn pale
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging