filtering through silk cloth; straining through silk cloth
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
(coming through) loud and clear
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
politeness; good manners; courtesy; etiquette
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
of all things (days, etc.)
check station; checkpoint
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
and; thereupon; because of that
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
personage; person (deserving of respect)
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to search for; to seek for; to look for
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
professional killer; hit man