sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
selection; choice; picking out
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
insight; power of observation
feebleness; weakness; weak
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
huge win; overwhelming victory
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
within the sphere of influence (of)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
failure; abortive (attempt, action)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
convenient; handy; useful
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
maintenance; preservation; improvement
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to revere; to respect; to worship
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift