complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
Japanese person; Japanese people
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
malicious; deliberately mean
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
external; superficial; outward; surface
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
granted that; even if; even though
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
looking up to a person as one's own master or model; being influenced by a person through his works; idolizing
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)