communications equipment; terminal; communications device
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
chance (of success); odds
moderator; host; chairman
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
running out of energy; running out of strength
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
proposal; motion; recommendation
progress; advance; improvement; development
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
human intellect; knowledge
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
protest; refutation; pleading
to lend an ear to; to listen to
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not