listening device; bug; wiretap
hostility; animosity; enmity
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
to mind; to care; to worry
war; battle; match; game; competition
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial
first meeting; first contest between
no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
annual function; annual event
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
to get warm; to become warm
woollen fabric; woollen cloth
metal sake jug; sake warmer
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
infrared rays; infrared radiation
jiedushi (regional military governor in ancient China)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty