to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
burr (e.g. on a machined edge)
extraordinary strength displayed in an emergency; surge of power beyond one's normal capacity; great strength exerted at risk
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
command; commander; commandant
the staff; inside the department
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
accomplishment; execution
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
children's story; fairy tale
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
descending a mountain; descent
blizzard; furious snowstorm
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to freeze to death; to die of cold
grudge; complaint; reproach
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)