meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
air hole; windhole; ventilator
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
recovery; undoing; recall
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
straight; as the crow flies
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to slap; to strike; to spank
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to apologize; to apologise
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough