important point; strategic position; key point
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
on the occasion of; at the time of
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
commandant; commanding officer; general
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to refuse; to decline; to deny
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
running amok (amuck); committing an outrage; rampageous behavior
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
older brother; elder brother
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)