to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to entrust; to leave to a person
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
breath; breathing; tone; mood
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
outside of; not covered by
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy