to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
tropical night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
four beasts (tiger, leopard, black bear, and brown bear); four gods said to rule over the four directions
order; command; life; destiny; fate
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to strike dead; to beat to death
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to become hoarse; to become husky
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint