skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
considerably; greatly; a lot
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
instability; insecurity; crankiness
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to thrust away; to send flying
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
calm; composed; cool; quiet
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type