ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
overcoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
even if not; even without
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead; Hades
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to unfold; to unroll; to open
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
hostile party; enemy side
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
war situation; progress of a battle
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound