stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
extremely low temperature (below 0.01 K)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
at first; in the beginning; originally
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
long ago; a long time ago; already
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
piece; fragment; one (object)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests