(one's) current position; current location; present position
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
important post; important office; key position
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
rapid development; rapid unfolding
directly under; falling perpendicularly
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
nothing but; except; no more than
corona; coronavirus; COVID-19
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
unexpectedly; surprisingly
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to compel; to force; to oblige
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
you must protect yourself against any possible dangers; (lit.) you have to brush off sparks that fall onto you
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin