to become stupid from associating with stupid people; (lit.) to be infected with stupidity
to be infected; to be contagious
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
sympathy; compassion; pity
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
quantity over quality; quantity before quality
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
two (long cylindrical things)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
prize money; monetary award; reward
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
interference; obstruction; sabotage