never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more; giving someone an inch and having them take a mile; (lit.) taking Gansu only to want Sichuan
policy of cultivating distant countries while working to conquer those nearby
like button (social media)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
going there is easy but coming back is hard
to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment
to dunk (e.g. food in a drink)
high nose; person with a high nose; pride
Machiavellism; Machiavellianism
fruit bat (Pteropodidae spp.); flying fox; megabat
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)
bravery; heroism; gallantry
unnatural or untimely death
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to cry against; to denounce publicly
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)
eclipse period (in viral lifecycle); eclipse phase; dark age
owning a lot of clothes; person who owns a lot of clothes
working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits
being excited; having the jitters (with expectation)
hard to control; unmanageable
rendering what little service one can