ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
what a blessing; how fortunate; thank goodness
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
bathing; going in the bath
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
blow; hit (on the body); beating
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to take off one's glasses
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to cover one's private parts
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
instead; but (on the other hand)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to make up for; to compensate for; to offset
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
this world; this life; world of the living
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
mental health; mental hygiene
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N