vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
estimate (of costs); budget
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to spend time (on doing something)
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
safe; vault; storage cabinet
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
improved strain; improved breed
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
be (that) as it may; having said that
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre