to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
welcome; (warm) reception
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
conviction; belief; confidence
to look down over; to look down on
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
charity; benevolence; philanthropy
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
aggressiveness; aggression
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
confections; sweets; candy; cake
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other