to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
stirring; rousing oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
semibasement; semi-basement
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to think of; to come up with
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
uncertain; transient; changeable