to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
separate; scattered; apart
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to mow; to reap; to harvest
branch road; branch path; fork road
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
speech and conduct; words and deeds
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
step; stride; counter for steps
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to remember; to keep in mind
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
mangy cur; low animal; beast
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)