thunderous roar; roaring sound
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
all creation; all nature; all the universe
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
plural; multiple; several
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to mind; to care; to worry
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal