bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
magician; conjurer; illusionist
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
oracle; revelation; divine message
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict