lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
ambassador plenipotentiary
example; specimen; sample
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to intervene; to stop (something)
empirical; from experience
to study; to complete (a course); to fix; to correct; to conduct (a Buddhist service)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
a little bit; a little while
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
developing; developmental
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
no-good man; (male) loser
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
several times; a few times
valuable (object); negotiable (instrument)
drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
three persons; three parties
hills and fields; hill and dale
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
solving a problem swiftly and skillfully