to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
pale; pallid; bluish-white
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
completely; entirely; totally
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
torture to death; torment to death
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
to become better; to improve
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to flare up; to burst into flames
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
that's right; yes; uh-huh
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
average; mean; balance; equilibrium