piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
the same generation; coeval
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
bank robbery; bank robber
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
while; during; performed in this condition
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
to turn against; to become an enemy
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
aggressiveness; aggression
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to complain; to make a complaint
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)