impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
don't you think?; indicates question
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
application; request; petition
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to concern; to be related
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
a second time; again; once more; twice
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
be (that) as it may; having said that
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)