another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
authority; power; function
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to need; to call for; to require
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
scripture; passage from scripture
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
difference; variation; difference
to hold out (against); to hold one's ground; to stand firm; to endure
to leap back; to jump back
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
Xuanzong (Emperor of China, r. 712-756)
completely; absolutely; totally
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)