basis for decision; evidence for judging
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
all night long; all through the night
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
(sign of) combing; comb pattern (esp. pottery)
indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
this and that; such and such
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
concussion (of the brain)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
rival; competitor; competition
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
deep-seated grudge; hatred
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
philanderer; womanizer; man who takes advantage of women; womanizing; philandering
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
sex mania; erotomania; nymphomania; sex maniac; erotomaniac; nymphomaniac
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick