to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
operation; functioning; running
volatilization; volatilisation
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
in accordance with plans; just as planned
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
prizefighter; pro boxer; professional boxer; pugilist
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
the teaching profession; education of laity
license; permit; licence; certificate
to teach; to take a teaching job
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher