to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
order of chivalry; chivalric order
home; household; family; hearth
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
supporting role (actor); minor role
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
antiquity; the previous era
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
happy-go-lucky person; dreamer; someone with their head in the clouds; (lit.) flower garden inside the brain
indescribable; having no way to express
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set