resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to be prolonged; to drag on
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
finishing blow; coup de grâce
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
clearly; distinctly; vividly
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
end of life; death; annihilation