firm; strong; solid; stable
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
verbal message; word (from someone)
simply; merely; only; solely
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
all sorts of; all kinds of
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
impossible to do (although wants to)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to fight against; to oppose; to face
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
because of; owing to; due to
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
pride; boast; credit (to)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
great cause; moral law; justice
armed might; military power; the sword; force
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
production; output; turning out
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
surface of a board or record
many; a lot; much; multitude
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses