sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to watch steadily; to stare
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
place; situation; position; location
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
beginning; outset; first; onset
automatic; intransitive verb
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
development; exploitation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
a great variety of; diversity
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
around the world; throughout the world
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)