obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
thank you for your continued patronage
not covered (by); not subject (to)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
drama; play; powerful drug
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
contradiction; inconsistency
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
difference; discrepancy; variation
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
festival; feast; carnival
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
on the sea; surface of the sea
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
serious wound; serious injury