serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
metabolic syndrome; overweight
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
touché; you've got me there
will; intent; desire; will; testament
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
Squamata (order of scaled reptiles, esp. the Sauria or Lacertilia)
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
none of your business; not your concern
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
great war; great battle; world war
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)