good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
(visual) scrutiny; close inspection; detailed map; detailed guide; guide to the Yoshiwara red light district
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to fight against; to oppose; to face
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
perfect; complete; flawless
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
opening fully; full throttle; full power
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
one's manner (attitude) when losing; one's way of losing