although I say; although one might say; although called
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
(social) position; status
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
parting; separation; farewell
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
tedious; boring; being fed up with
every place; various places
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to do someone in; to bump someone off
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
tradition; legend; folklore
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
for some (unspecified) reason
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched