wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
to get late; to advance; to wear on
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
interest; fun; inspiration
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to pull down; to automatically debit (from a bank account)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
dozens; scores of; decades
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to appear in the newspaper
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
women's liberation; emancipation of women
fop; swell; dude; coxcomb; vain person
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate