the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
Wu (Chinese emperor); Butei
a long time ago; in those days
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
armed group; armed insurgents
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all