to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to close (one's eyes); to shut
prickling; stinging; tingling
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
weight restriction; weight limit
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
one machine; one aircraft; one life
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
fairyland; enchanted land
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
land, sea and air; army, navy and air force
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
archeologist; archaeologist
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
a glance; a look; a glimpse
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
all but dead; half killed
soon; before long; in the near future
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)