to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
particular; hard to please; fussy
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
light pink; light crimson
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
noisy; confused; uproarious
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
night attack; nocturnal assault
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to look upwards; to look up
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)