of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to search for; to seek for; to look for
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to employ; to hire; to charter
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
wholesale arrest; round-up
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to order; to command; to appoint
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
mostly involve; principally involve
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
one's possessions; ownership
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption