sounding each other out; probing each other
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to make a speech; to address
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
quarrel; dispute; argument
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
cold reception; inhospitality
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
main; principal; chief; primary; major
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
a step; short distance; short time
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
with a click; with a snap