pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
troche; (throat) lozenge; cough drop
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
in a day; in a brief space of time
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to think of; to come up with
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
electricity; (electric) light
to get someone to say; to make someone say
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to lose sight of; to miss
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to employ; to hire; to charter
(study of) accounting; accountancy
professor; teaching; instruction
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard