stagnation; hindrance; delay
another day; some other day
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
antiques; old works of art
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to be handed down from generation to generation
hoarse voice; husky voice
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
joint work; collaboration
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to boil strongly; to be excited
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to accept (something) with thanks
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story