to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
formal; orthodox; in earnest
equipment; harness; fittings
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
having poor eyesight; poorly sighted
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
head; brains; intelligence
oriental; Asian; yellow monkey; gook
how many years; how long; what year
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with