grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
thousands; several thousand
without leaving any trace
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
sound of wind; beautiful poetry
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
simple honesty; tactless frankness
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
all things in nature; the whole creation
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
calamity; disaster; misfortune
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
skill; dexterity; master hand
improved version; variant (of a pathogen)
from the beginning; from scratch
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later