drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to die out; to become extinct
a long, long time ago; very long ago
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
control value; minimal required value
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
weighing anchor; setting sail
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
testimony; (verbal) evidence
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
final effort; final spurt; end; close; conclusion
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave