very likely; very probable
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
store interior; inside of a shop
exhibition; display; putting on show
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
madder red; dark red; crimson
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress