hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
(United States of) America; USA
outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); outriding; harbinger; herald; anticipation
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
without doubt; certain; sure
heating power; thermal power; firepower
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
time; hour; period; class
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to look around; to survey
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
fan columbine (Aquilegia flabellata); hemp yarn wound into a hollow ball; egg custard dish on a base of udon noodles
what time; (lit.) which hour
when; at what moment; what time
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
care; precaution; guarding; caution