even if; even though; however; no matter how
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
meaning; significance; sense
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
name; given name; first name
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
two (long cylindrical things)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
book; volume; this; present; main; head
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
jewellery worn at the neck or collar of Western clothing (brooch, necklace, choker, etc.); necktie
metre; meter; meter; gauge
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
length (of an animal); body length
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
image; figure; figure; form; image
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
all you want; as much as one wants
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda