relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
a dime a dozen; two a penny
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to overcome (a difficulty)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
directions; instructions; orders; command
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
look!; there!; here!; that is
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
battlefield; battleground
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
bark; husk; untanned pelt