but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
government office; agency; board
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
function; facility; faculty; feature
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
on the occasion of; at the time of
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
moral harassment; workplace mobbing; workplace bullying; psychological harassment at the workplace
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
rather; better; instead; if anything
to take a veneer off something