having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
giant slalom; big rotation
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
trial manufacture (cultivation, etc.)
red flame; (solar) prominence
agricultural burning; setting a field ablaze
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to call a person's attention (to)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe