exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to clear up; to become cloudless
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
absorption; suction; attraction
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
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
consumption; expenditure; spending
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)