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
thereupon; shortly thereafter
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
at once; immediately; right now