to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
perverse; perverted; twisted; inverted
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
about; on; regarding; per; for every
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
personal affair; one's own affair
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
school of pharmacy; department of pharmaceutical sciences
without cause; without reason
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to live; to make a living; to get on with
(very) patient; persevering
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to be touching; to be moving
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
(not) a single person; (no) one
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated