killing two birds with one stone
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
to scrape off; to shave off
to stare back (at); to glare back
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to trample; to crush underfoot
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious