well-cooked; well-done; browned
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
still (continuing); as ever; further
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
a long, long time ago; very long ago
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
naturalization; naturalisation
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
offense and defense; offence and defence
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
after that; afterwards; thereafter
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation