to follow another's example
great difference; big difference; wide margin
self-defense; self-defence
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
had better ...; had better not ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be reminded of; to call to mind
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
waist; waistline; waist measurement
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be transparent; to show through
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)