to strip to one's waist; to go at with might and main
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
upper half of the body; upper body
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
left breast; left side of the chest
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
beginning; outset; first; onset
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
emotional strength; force of will
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
development; exploitation