to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
those (near the second person)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
occasional; infrequent; rare
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
(some) more; even more; longer; further