to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
going home from work; on the way home from work
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
energy; vitality; mental determination
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
second coming; second advent
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; (lit.) a tear in the ogre's eye
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
making a show of one's faults
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to distract a person's attention
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains