keepsake; memorabilia; memento
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
incompetent; have no merit
counsel; defender; advocate
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
mask; disguise; guise; mask
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
positive thinking; optimism
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
reputation; respectability
to make one feel grateful
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
skilfully; skillfully; successfully; smoothly; deliciously
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
slapping the opponent with the open hand
drone beetle (scarabaeid beetle) (Rhomborrhina japonica)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
carrying voice; well-projected voice