harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to speak ill of; to disparage
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
determination; conviction
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to wash away; to rinse off
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)