softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to subsist; to keep on living
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
in the same manner as before; the same as always
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
favourable wind; favorable wind
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
out of focus; off the point
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks