obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to speak; to say; to vocalize
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to finish reading; to read through
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
whichever one chooses; either way
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
feelings; thoughts; meaning
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
precondition; prerequisite
now that; since; so long as; because
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
sense of values; values; value system
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
this is why; this means; it is the case that
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very