medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
in succession; one after another
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to have an idea; to have a clue
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
appointment; assignment; promotion
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
head; brains; intellect; understanding
armed might; military power; the sword; force
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
left side; left-hand side
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
memory; sense; experience
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far