willow-leaf arrowhead; part of a Japanese stirrup; willow leaf
Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to be nearing death; to be dying
devaluation (e.g. of currency); markdown; write-down; undercutting
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
cemented carbide; superhard; ultrahard
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
south-southeast; south-south-east
high seas; international waters
during imprisonment; while in jail
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
back-and-forth; neck-and-neck
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
shaoxingjiu (Chinese alcohol made from rice or glutinous millet)