eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to finish reading; to read through
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
I Doubt It (card game); Cheat; Bullshit; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
Dow (Jones); Dow Jones Industrial Average; dhow
unlicensed; without a license (licence)
noted doctor; excellent physician
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to shed light; to cast light
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
Pegasus (star); Pegasus (winged horse in Greek mythology)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
for convenience; as a matter of convenience