troubled times; turbulent times
request; appeal; claim; purchase
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
absolutely; positively; decidedly
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam
written explanation; written apology
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
to call a person's attention (to)
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
youthful; young; young-looking
trouble; bother; annoyance
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
elective subject; elective class
unfortunate but expected; harsh but fair