to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
affectation; showiness; pretence
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
independence; self-reliance
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
point of departure; initial point; starting point
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to cease; to stop; to be over
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
movements; sitting and standing
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
to knead well; to polish; to refine
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)