to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
something; some kind of; for some reason
tool; implement; means; furniture
to make one's own; to take possession of
godsend; gift from providence
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
indictment; prosecution; complaint
major powers of the world; great powers
non-intervention in the domestic affairs of another nation
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
history; pedigree; lineage
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
penetrating eyes; insightfulness
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate