to appease; to suppress; to calm
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
way of solving (a problem); solution
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
companion; partner; spouse
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
resolution; vote; decision
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to scatter away; to vanish
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
thing; person; situation; fox
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
height (of body); stature
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to be exhausted; to be worn out
polite; courteous; hospitable
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
ascending and descending; going up and down
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly