tendency; trend; inclination
much less; to say nothing of
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
for your information; I'm telling you
bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
unproductive; counterproductive
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to have a long life; to live a long time
beyond imagination; unimaginable
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
one-armed person; one-handed person
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool