speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
murder; killing; murderer
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
hostility; animosity; enmity
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
you (plural); all of you; you all
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
honour; honor; glory; privilege
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
plural; multiple; several
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
tool; implement; means; furniture
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
personal; individual; private