multiplier effect (econ.)
thinly made; slight build or stature
batting (baseball, cricket, etc.)
Battle Royale (novel by Koushun Takami, 1999; film, 2000)
short squeeze; loss-cutting of short positions
hyperactivity (of a child)
all-weather; weather-proof
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
sound when stopping the blade of a sword with the guard
raked gravel waves (in a rock garden); ripple mark
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
headband; headstrap; circlet
to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
disagreeable; unpleasant; off-putting; disconcerting
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
stomp; stomp (jazz rhythm)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
muscles of the back; back muscles
to cleave; to saw through; to hack apart
bad disease; malignant disease
herd of horses; pack of horses (in a race)