to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
body tissue; body composition
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
this world; this life; world of the living
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
deed; act; work; performance
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
if so; in that case; in that situation
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert