stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to talk; to carry meaning
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to come to an end; to close the curtain
god of death; death deity; Death
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
suddenly disappears somewhere
powder snow; powdery snow
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to subsist; to keep on living
to explain; to dispel doubts
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to cease; to stop; to be over
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary