trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
to badger; to pester; to beg
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
trembling voice; quavering voice
physical condition; state of health; shape
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
pride; dignity; self-respect
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
mangy cur; low animal; beast
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
rude; impolite; discourteous; insolent
to rock; to shake; to swing
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
backup dancer; background dancer
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
absence; disregard; indifference
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
representative; exemplary; model