ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to tower over the surroundings
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
secret art; the mysteries
incompetent; have no merit
nice; likeable; desirable
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
this is why; this means; it is the case that
common person; foolish commoner
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
such; like that; in that way
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
single word; a few words; brief comment
building (physical structure) of a kindergarten, preschool, etc.
to be forward; to be impertinent
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
fragment; one of the group or party
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate