to suffer an embarrassing defeat
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
discarding; firing (an employee)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
anything and everything; just about everything
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
god of death; death deity; Death