achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
acrobatic flying; aerobatics
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
sitting with one knee drawn up
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to become better; to improve
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
investment; contribution; financing
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
A1; top class; best quality goods
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
serious; severe; grave; acute
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
expression; look; countenance; face
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)