investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
son of a bitch; piece of shit
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
one day; (on) a certain day
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to be damaged; to receive damage
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
in the same way as; just like
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
guess; speculation; supposition
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
in person; personally; directly
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding