a few years ago; some years back
white fish; fish with white flesh
falling apart while cooking
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to have meaning; to be meaningful
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
absolutely; positively; decidedly
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
around the world; throughout the world
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to save; to leave over; to spare