what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
that; the matter in question
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
being settled; coming to a conclusion
to put on airs; to assume importance
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
right beside; close to; nearby
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
look!; there!; here!; that is
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to crawl out of; to creep out of
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants