to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
long ago; already; a long time ago
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
commuting to school; school commute
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
job; work; duties; trade; skill
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
decoration; ornament; trimmings
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
adoration; admiration; devotion
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to be led by; to be headed by
the big two...; two major...; two main...
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
university student; college student
(political) power; authority; influence
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
flawless; absolute perfection
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout