prime of one's working life
young person; youth; young
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to fan; to incite; to instigate
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
infection; contagion; becoming infected
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
on countless occasions; many a time
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
possible; likely; probable
fort; stronghold; fortification
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
emotional strength; force of will
complexion; colour; color; blood red
melancholy; gloom; depression
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
injured person; wounded person; casualty
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
clergyman; churchman; clergy
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
power; might; authority; influence
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
-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
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
necrophilia; necrophilism
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)