to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
business world; business circles; (the) industry
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
stickily; gooily; syrupily
stretching out a string; stretching out like a string; silk reeling; silk spinning; pulling someone's strings; appearance of strings from a Buddha's fingertips when being prayed to (folk belief)
execution; punishment; spanking
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
contraction; shortened form; abbreviated form
pronunciation; production of sound
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
devotion; attachment; infatuation