to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
gleaming; shining; glistening
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
simply put; putting it simply; in short
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
condor (incl. other New World vultures of family Cathartidae); Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
at some point in the past; at some stage
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others