to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
as far as the eye can see
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
gathering clouds; group of clouds
horizon (related to land)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
composition; constitution
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
principle; theory; fundamental truth
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
each (every) time; whenever
everything; anything; nothing