sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
sincere; honest; faithful
who cares?; see if I care; who knows?; how should I know?
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
world-destroying conflagration
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award