tool; implement; means; furniture
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
aspect; phase; condition; modality
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
scene; spectacle; sight; view
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
several times; once or twice
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
looking slender in clothing
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
dozens; scores of; decades
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to practice magic; to practise magic
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
contradiction; inconsistency
trisection; dividing into three (parts)
jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start