to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to jump up and down; to hop
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
unusual space; other dimension
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
spirit world; underworld; the next world
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to shave off; to scrape off
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
young girl; lass; adolescent female
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
one's family; family member
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to take someone's life; to kill someone
one-by-one; separately; in detail