irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
violent emotion; passion; fury
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
competent; suitable; qualified
birth; creation; formation
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to half-rise to one's feet
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
preference; priority; precedence
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
rope; cord; policeman's rope
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking