intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
flour; meal; powder; heroin
overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
bloodsucking; sucking blood
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
use; utility; effect; benefit
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to shake one's head (in denial)
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
thermal energy; heat energy
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible