disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
chance; opportunity; lucky break
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
one's person; around one's person
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
meaning; significance; sense
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be surprised; to be astonished