indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
I've got to be going; I must go
potato chips; potato crisps
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
want to ... do something; would like to ...
life or death; existence; destiny
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute
distilled liquor; spirits
spirits (distilled beverage); spirit
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
no-good man; (male) loser
to lean back (with one's legs braced); to stretch out (one's limbs) and arch one's back; to act haughtily; to be arrogant
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
section; cross section; profile
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
silver; silver coin; silver (color)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
roaring thunder; loud thunder; thunderclap
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident
hometown; rural township (of China)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency