urgent; requiring quick (response)
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
sea of blood; pool of blood
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
successive generations; successive emperors
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
steady state; stable state
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
terminal (electricity); pin (on a semiconductor or microcontroller); port (e.g. LAN port)
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
it's no joke; gimme a break!
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
splinters of glass; glass shards
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
no way to do; nothing can be done
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')