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technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
strength; power; proficiency; ability
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
video game (played on a home console)
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
even more; still more; further
work; business; company; study
addition; increase; Canada
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
resident; indigenous; always existing
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)