to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
cesspool; sink; manure sink
pitching ability; counter for pitches
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
indescribable; having no way to express
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
to be sooty; to be stained
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
group; bunch; crowd; group
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
advocate; proponent; supporter
interruption; suspension; break
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
urban areas; the streets; town; city
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
here and there; in places
to get slightly dirty (all over)
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
intensive; concentrated; focused
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret