rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
seeing one off; farewell; escort
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
tedious; boring; being fed up with
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to press a question; to cross-examine
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery