self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
January; first month of the lunar calendar
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
only recently; just of late
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to spread; to be propagated
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
wintertime; winter season
creation; Creation (by God)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
reaction; response; reaction
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
number of persons; personnel
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent