to some extent; to a certain extent
intelligence; intellect; brains
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to collect; to assemble; to gather
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
shock troop commander; spearhead of a shock unit
one breath; chug!; drink!
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
on the occasion of; at the time of
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
in the meanwhile; during the time
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to sink (into); to get depressed
never mind!; don't worry about it
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something