arrest; apprehension; capture
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
without leaving any trace
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
elder sister; older female friend
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
assertion; declaration; affirmation
bluff; false show of power; bold front
conviction; belief; confidence
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to harm; to cause harm to
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to become empty; to be emptied
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii); king oyster mushroom
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
absentmindedness; peace of mind
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)