heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
forcibly; by force; against one's will
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
only; merely; but; no more than
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
several hundred; hundreds (of)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to escape from; to get out
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to anticipate; to foresee
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
scenery; scene; landscape
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to run down (stairs, etc.)
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)