point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
destruction; collapse; crumbling
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
invisibly; secretly; privately
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
presence (impressive quality)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to take off one's glasses
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
dull sound; muffled sound