sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to squash; to crush; to flatten
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
to knead well; to polish; to refine
in one's hands; in one's control
to claim victims; to leave casualties
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
innermost depths of one's heart
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
possible; potential; practicable; feasible