management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
matter of time; question of time
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
several hours; a few hours
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
wound (suffered in a fight)
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
same size; actual size; same scale
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
finishing blow; coup de grâce
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
personality; character; individuality; personhood
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to intend; to be sure that
in person; personally; (do) oneself
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
back off!; leave me alone!
calling by name; designation; nomination
to save; to leave over; to spare