sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to say; to tell (somebody); to state
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
genuine article; real thing; real deal
scenery; scene; landscape
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
high ground; plateau; heights
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to look around; to take a view of
balance wheel (in a watch); balance
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)
road approaching a shrine
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
questions and answers; dialogue
thousands; several thousand
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage