to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
technical term; terminology; jargon
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
born of the same mother; kindred spirits
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to be relieved of one's post
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
to defy conventional wisdom
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
to withstand; to be able to endure
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
greedy; ruthless; cruel; exploitative
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
portrait; likeness; picture
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
personal history; background; career
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)