SIG; special interest group
master of ceremonies; MC; intermission between songs in which the performers speak to the audience; machining center; marginal cost
routine; routine duties; routine work; routine
to smirk; to grin broadly
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
else; in addition; besides
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
several times (as large, over)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
again; once again; yet again
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
rival team; opposing team
fate; destiny; predestination
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
true to one's name; living up to one's name
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
English (language); English
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
to degenerate; to lapse into
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; religious medicancy; mendicant monk; sack; carry-all bag
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage