smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to begin shooting; to shoot out
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
to wring the neck; to strangle
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
loud laughter; hearty laugh
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
germination; sprouting; budding
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
empty; meaningless; worthless
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
to entwine; to follow about
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
perception; sensing; noticing
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
calculated; premeditated; considered
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy