to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
desire for revenge; vengeful thoughts
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
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Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
foreign enemy; outside invader
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
vomit; vomitus; vomited matter
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
minimum; at the very least
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
stretcher; litter; gurney
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
important point; point to make note of