halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
novel; original; new; innovative
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
personal (employee); employed; retained
tattoo artist; tattooist; engraver; carver; sculptor
domestic pigeon; feral pigeon
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
material (data) for one's research; research material
each place; various places
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
each and all; every single one; everybody
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
flight; desertion; escape
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
material witness; suspect
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
(criminal) conspiracy; conspiracy to commit a crime
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)