useful thing; usable article
sea of fire; sea of flame
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to become settled; to be fixed
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
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)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
demon of ill health; disease
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
retreating figure; appearance from behind
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to not take seriously; to take lightly
opposite; reverse; contrary
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away