to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
ill will; malice; evil intent
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
master; teacher; stable master
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
destruction; annihilation; extermination
friendly match (game); friendly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
willpower; energy; vitality
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
should not be; must not be
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall