to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
interior; inside; internal
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
multiplier; multiplier factor
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to knead well; to polish; to refine
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
left breast; left side of the chest
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
god of war; (fig.) war hero
armor and helmet (armour)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to step back; to walk backwards
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
make good use of; make the most of