to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
mask; disguise; guise; mask
oracle; revelation; divine message
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
way out; means to escape; escape route
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
beyond comparison; incomparable
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
villain; baddie; the villain's part
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply