materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
reopening; resumption; restarting
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
long (time that has passed); old (story)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to be exhausted; to be worn out
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
spirit; heart; disposition
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...