erhua (rhotacization of syllable finals in spoken Mandarin); erization
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to smile broadly; to grin widely
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
debuff (negative status effect)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
subordination; dependency
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
different opinion; objection
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to count; to include in the number
shooting down (an aircraft)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
to have the memory of having done something oneself
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
declaration of war; proclamation of war