to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
herdboy; shepherd boy; young ranch hand; cowboy
soon; shortly; before long
to make sure of the truth
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
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
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
heir; inheritor; successor
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
why; how; for what reason
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
easily; in no time; effortlessly
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
hiding one's embarrassment
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on