poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
somewhat far; fairly distant
skill; dexterity; master hand
to cut; to slit; to cut open
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
bygones; the past; past event
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
final scene; the end; finale
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)