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
upper half of the body; upper body
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
with a collapse; with a slump
valuable; high-priced; precious; monetary value; price
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to whine; to make feeble complaints
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
second; number two; runner-up
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to lose heart; to lose motivation
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
to scam; to defraud; to swindle; to cheat
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious