bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
battlefield; battleground
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
development (of film); photographic processing
negative film (as opposed to positive or reversal film); negative
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
to throw on the fire; to burn
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
otherwise; or else; if not
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
scattered animal feed; ground bait
obliteration; annihilation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
whereabout; about where; how much
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
going to bed (usu. with someone)
capable of anything; liable to do
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit