to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)
with a single blow; with one stroke
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to laugh away; to laugh off
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
atonement; redemption; compensation
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
calamity; disaster; accident
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to project; to stick out; to stand out
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe