cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
establishment; settlement
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
cannot be compared with; no match for
to close (one's eyes); to shut
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
in the meanwhile; during the time
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to join together; to combine; to join up
all-purpose kitchen knife; santoku knife
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
family; relatives; dependents; household
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
ancient times; distant past; antiquity