activation; invigoration; stimulation
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
posting (e.g. a notice); displaying; putting up
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to let one's hair hang down
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
abbreviated form of a Chinese character; simplified character; acronym; abbreviation
(European) gray wolf (carnivore, Canis lupus lupus); grey wolf
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
source (of supply); channel
collision; bumping into; head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
plastic (usu. of bags); vinyl
to attract; to be used to
original home; birthplace; originator
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
desperation; self-abandonment
to do earnestly; to get serious
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
(good quality) meat; processed meat; small goods
small insect; midge; vermicule
frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to run away; to escape safely