as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
how long; how much; to what extent
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
convenient; expedient; makeshift
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness