terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
putting into operation; invocation
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
all you have to do is; just; that's all
simple and clear; plain and simple
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
eight (long cylindrical things)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major