hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
don't you think?; indicates question
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to be needed; to be wanted
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
application; request; petition
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to concern; to be related
concealment; suppression; hiding
twice; again; second time
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
be (that) as it may; having said that
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
something like ...; something called ...
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally