Vocabulary

calmly; composedly

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by prefecture

crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

health and welfare

slightly early; just before

locked in a grapple

as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably

pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace

till just now

I wish to state respectfully that ...

dispensing with the preliminaries ...

to be bloodthirsty

handkerchief tree (Davidia involucrata); dove tree

single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

safe and secure; safe and worry-free

to go on a trip with someone; to accompany on a trip

depends entirely on; depends above all on

to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice

to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize

haltingly; stutteringly

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

to have stiff shoulders

restructuring of the financial industry; reorganization of financial systems

collapse of a bubble economy; economic bubble burst

just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

to get a laugh

state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk

to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront

to do in secret

left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable

regardless of; irrespective of

to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

to knock at the gate

to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes

more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all

to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away