serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
visual confirmation; sighting
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
only; merely; but; no more than
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to scatter away; to vanish
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
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.)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
front; frontage; facade; main
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
military forces; hosts; troops
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to collect; to assemble; to gather
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)