person who always wants to make a good impression; pretentious person
one edge; one end; one side
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
heaps of corpses all around
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
group of robbers; gang of robbers
evaluation on an absolute scale
loved one; lover; sweetheart
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
information; experience; knowledge; observation
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
cut; reduction; curtailment
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal