to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
1 "to" (unit of volume, approx. 18 litres)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
big talk; boasting; bragging
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
older sister; elder sister
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
husband and wife; married couple
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
horizontally-wrapped fabric forming the bottom part of some traditional Japanese clothing
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
wooden watchtower; battlefield watchtower
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on