to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
front; frontage; facade; main
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
high; noble; refined; advanced
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
hard fight; difficult struggle
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
bromide; publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to attack; to assault; to assail
even if nothing else; more than anything else
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
of no interest; not interested
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
close; intimate; on good terms
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
due form; official; formality
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN