winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
living person; the living
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
and; AND (Boolean operator)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast