still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
above-mentioned; above-named; above
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
presumption; assumption; estimation
section; cross section; profile
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to wash again; to reconsider
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
cold reception; inhospitality
oversight; omission; mistake
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
before the gate; in front of the gate
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
discussion; argument; debate
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
everywhere; all over; throughout
marital relationship; marital relations
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
powerful person; influential person
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings