cheap article; poor-quality article
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
unification of the whole country
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
one's post; place of work; workplace
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
street at night; making a night journey
to incur someone's enmity
having no idea; having no clue
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to need; to call for; to require
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
at once; immediately; right now
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
caustic words; defiant words