serious; grave; dignified; solemn
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
eight-sided shape; octagon
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
power; might; authority; influence
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
time; hour; season; time of the year
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
smallish; on the small side
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull