mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
laughing in astonishment (at something silly or stupid); scoff
abuse; misuse; perversion
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
association; society; organization; organisation
enlightenment; illumination
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
tool; implement; means; furniture
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
tips of one's hair; hair ends
troubled times; turbulent times
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
arbitration; intercession; mediation
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to understand; to make out
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
powerful person; influential person
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to animate; to liven up; to cheer up
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to be too late; to be too slow
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
frequency (of occurrence)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
north wing (of a building); north building
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself