to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
match; game; bout; contest
overall victory; championship
to blame; to find fault with
glad countenance; joyful look
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to look young; to seem young
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to keep (a person) waiting
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
last dungeon; final dungeon; last stage
air of (deliberate) imperfection (esp. in make-up)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
fourth dimension; four dimensions
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
what happens twice will happen thrice
critical moment; do-or-die situation
floor above; floor upstairs