to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
existence; being; life; survival
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
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; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
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); anaguma castle (defensive opening)
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; machinery; system; structure; organization
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
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; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
(large) house; residence; mansion
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (of a golf club); mine shaft; pit
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to rack one's brains without getting anywhere; to mull over endlessly; to be unable to make up one's mind
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