treachery; betrayal; perfidy
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
powerful person; influential person
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
some people; a few people; several people
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
stranger; tramp; wanderer
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to smash violently; to crush
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own