amount of light; quantity of light
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
one's previous life; previous existence
serious look (on one's face); straight face
eccentric young person (esp. girl)
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
upper floor (of a building)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter)
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber