to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
match (to light fire with)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
mounted bandit (esp. historically in NE China from the end of the Qing dynasty)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
governing; administration; state policy
the West; the Occident; Western countries
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
don't you think?; indicates question
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
war; fighting; fierce competition
race (of people); type of person
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas