to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
one thin flat object; one sheet
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
future prospects; promise
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to wring the neck; to strangle
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
impossible; unlikely; improbable
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil