whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
complexion; colour; color; blood red
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
maid; helper; help; assistance
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to make an appearance; to show up
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to hand over; to surrender
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to paint (draw) a picture
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
several sheets (flat objects)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
directly opposite; right in front
cheap article; poor quality article
to be transparent; to show through
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
secrecy; highly classified information
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to brave a danger; to take a risk
way (of doing); manner; method; means
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
at the last moment; this late in the game