meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
state of mind; mentality; psychology
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
since when; from when; how long
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to be muddy; to be slushy
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
group; bunch; crowd; group
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
temporary truce; ceasefire
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
life or death; existence; destiny
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
opposite side; opposition
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
gliding (through the air)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
landing; alighting; touch down
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)