advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
indeed; really; truly; very much
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
ad; advertisement; address
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
to forget to say; to forget to mention
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
intellectual-type gangster
Via Dolorosa (Jerusalem); Via Crucis
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to one's delight; to one's joy
men and women of all ages
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
upheaval; upthrust; uplift
forcing (something) in; pushing in; burglary; burglar; closet
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to put one's life on the line
to pluck; to pick; to nip off