flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
narrator; storyteller; reciter
broadcasting station; broadcaster
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
mounted bandit (esp. historically in NE China from the end of the Qing dynasty)
national border; provincial border
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to be photographed; to be projected
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
somehow; for some reason or other
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
the present time; new; recent
great war; great battle; world war
military force; military strength
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight