to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to trample; to crush underfoot
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
secret story; unknown episode
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
incessant working; working non-stop
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
to throw into; to toss into
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
unexpectedly; surprisingly
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
two times; twice; two degrees
watering hole; watering place
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
prohibition; ban; embargo