originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
operations (a strategy) on two fronts; two-pronged strategy
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
how much; how many; however
natural; reasonable; understandable
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
Wu (Chinese emperor); Butei
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
imperial throne; the Crown
moron; idiot; stupid person
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
will not do; do not; does not
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
before scheduled; earlier than expected
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
potentiality; dormancy; latency
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to make a fool of someone
regret; repentance; remorse
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)