artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
elder sister; older female friend
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
poisoning; kill by poison
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
powder; finely-crushed substance; fines
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
low rating; bad reputation
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to stop in the midst of; to leave undone
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
should not be; must not be
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to indicate; to show; to point to
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening