unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
three sides; small offering stand
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
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
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
face contorted and about to cry
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
disgrace; humiliation; insult
to be smeared; to be covered
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
technical; technological; practical
monetary; financial; pecuniary
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade