elaborate; delicate; exquisite
completion; perfection; accomplishment
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
power; might; authority; influence
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
great laughter; burst of laughter
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
round shape; circle; circular form
to thrust away; to send flying
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
older half-brother (by a different mother)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains