unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
very much; exceedingly; extremely
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
same family (race, tribe)
no loss or gain; coming out even
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
most part; greater part; majority
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
chimera (mythological); chimaera; chimera (biological); chimaera
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal