insensitive; thick-skinned
mediocre ability; person of ordinary skills; uninteresting (trivial, worthless) move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
slowly; stolidly; heavily; lumpingly
to shake off; to throw off
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down
laughingstock; object of ridicule
being under the rule of; being under the government of
in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
small insect; midge; vermicule
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
proletariat; lower classes
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
to hypnotize; to hypnotise
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
steep mountain; craggy mountain