pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
gifted education; special education for gifted children
out-of-school; off-campus
sharing; division; draw; tie
enactment; establishment; creation
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
promotion; raising of status
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
fertile shoot of field horsetail
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
at work; in the midst of work; working
upward adjustment; upward revision
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
order; command; directions; instructions
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief