unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
even; indicates something unexpected occurs
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
arrogant; haughty; insolent
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to change completely; to change suddenly
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
overhasty; rash; premature
enemy territory; hostile place
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
timewise; temporal; chronal
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to watch steadily; to stare
to become clear; to be made public
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification