engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
how should I know?; don't ask me
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to mislead; to misguide; to do accidentally; to do by mistake
destruction; annihilation; extermination
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
had better ...; may as well ...
power; authority; influence
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
many; much; plenty; hardly
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
armament; soldier's equipment
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to hide; to conceal oneself
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
(theatrical) fighting scene
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages