swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
to be born; to come into the world
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
no matter how much time passes
to pass (of time); to elapse
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
counter for rules; rule; regulation
maxwell (unit of magnetic flux)
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
tedious; boring; being fed up with
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
exemplar; model; example; pattern
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
interview; oral examination
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
indescribable; having no way to express
everything working out as desired
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial