sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
performance of one's official duties
it's been a long time; long time no see
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
doppelgänger; doppelganger
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
small fraction; small proportion
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
innumerable; countless; numberless
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to finish reading; to read through
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
third day of the month; three days
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
top of the head; vertex; parietal
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
description; describing; depicting
violent emotion; passion; fury
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
stirring; rousing oneself