main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
light pink; light crimson
to blaze; to burn brightly
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to kill; to defeat; to beat
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to stay calm; to keep cool
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
depending (too much) on one another; mutual overreliance; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to stare back (at); to glare back
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
bright red; crimson lotus flower
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another