head; brains; intellect; understanding
Hong Konger; Hongkonger; person from Hong Kong
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
one's home country; one's homeland
waist; waistline; waist measurement
part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); percentage; commission
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
moneylending; moneylender
chat over tea; gossip; small talk
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
unseasonable; out-of-season
small ball; globule; bead; small vegetable or piece of fruit
the three powers (heaven, earth and man); everything in the universe
black-market lending; illegal loan
another's eyes; other people's eyes; casual observer
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
foreigner; alien; stranger
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
largest class; top category
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
belief; conviction; opinion
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
freedom; free man; free woman
when it comes to; concerning
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
reform; reformation; reorganization
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
distant look; faraway look
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away