discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
wide difference; a world of difference
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
mechanism; organization; organisation
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (golf club); mine shaft; pit
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to think something over and over; to rack one's brains; to be at a loss
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
sword skills; swordsmanship
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities