to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
ultra-left; ultra-left extremists
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
the entire force (of soldiers)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
eating with a guest; nominal official (a slighting term)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
short-distance race; sprint
stale; hackneyed; cliched
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to speak ill of; to disparage
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
to look down on; to make light of
to be too late; to be too slow
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
homogenization; homogenisation
power of conception; conceptual ability