absorption; suction; attraction
(opening of a) wound; cut
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
hydrocyanic acid; prussic acid; hydrogen cyanide
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
organic; organic chemistry; organic compound
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
acid; sourness; sour taste
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
stark naked; completely naked; nude
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
bet; wager; stake; gamble
Clostridium botulinum (bacteria that causes botulism)
maximum (e.g. dose); greatest amount; largest amount
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
body; physical system; (the) person
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
sword; blade; single stroke
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
two (long cylindrical things)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate