suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
material; substance; matter
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
feeling; sense; impression
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
strength; power; proficiency; ability
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
strategy meeting; council of war
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known