to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
short and stout; small but wide around
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
scoundrel; rascal; villain
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
clear; precise; definite; distinct
trembling from fear; trembling all over
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
factory; plant; mill; workshop
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to lie down; to throw oneself down
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
violent emotion; passion; fury
in deep black; in jet black
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked