to become locked; to lock
panel; scene-panel; painted backdrop (panel at the back of a noh stage), on which a pine tree is painted
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
restoration; repair; mending
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
supporting evidence; corroboration
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
fury; flying into a rage; outrage
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
lively group (esp. of young people); dynamic bunch; group
unbroken; endless; continuous
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to make merry; to be festive
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit