formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
at that time; in those days
to squash; to crush; to flatten
breath; breathing; tone; mood
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to feel; to sense; to experience
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
proper; respectable; decent; honest
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
all; entire; whole; altogether
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet