extinction; annihilation; destruction
motive power; driving force
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to make a mistake; to blunder
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
river; stream; River; the ... river
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
loud sound; loud reverberation
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
to talk; to carry meaning
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
covered with; stained; smeared
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) chanting the nembutsu into a horse's ear
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to complete decisively; to do to completion
chance (of success); odds
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
wounded person; injured person
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout