scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
inferior goods; faulty item
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
impossible; unlikely; improbable
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to look down on; to condescend
source of worry; source of distress
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
pen spinning; spinning a pen around between the fingers
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
indicate reason; infers some protest
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
monolith; large slab of rock
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
by myself; in person; by oneself
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be suspected without cause