to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
advance; moving forward; progress
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
various places; several sources
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to pile up; to accumulate
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to burrow through; to dig through
(to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to blaze; to burn brightly
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to surround; to crowd around