to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
society; public; community; social studies
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
by means of; due to; because of; according to
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
toxin; poisonous substance
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)