thickness; profundity; depth
to shave off; to scrape off
being all smiles with joy
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
dangerous position; peril
to escape from; to get out
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
each individual; each person
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to run about trying to escape
to trample; to crush underfoot
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to step over or across; to overcome
how long; how much; to what extent
determination; resolution
so; like this; in this way
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
unanticipated; unexpected
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
resolute; determined; bold
selection; choice; option
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to anticipate; to foresee
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble