superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
pointing out; identification
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
blow; shock; strike; batting
to lead someone around by the nose
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
normal practice; proper practice
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument