peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to set (sun); to become dark
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
jokingly; in the form of a joke
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to lose one's footing; to slip
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
(medical) doctor; physician
briskly with small steps; trotting
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
manly; masculine; like a man
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked