curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
existence; possession; having; limited company
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be expensive; to be costly
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
one after another; in rapid succession
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
globular shape; spherical shape
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
quiet; still; surreptitious
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)