middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to get a black belt; to obtain a degree (in judo)
to raise one's voice; to shout
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to chase; to run after; to pursue
condition; situation; prospects
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal