to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
promotion; raising of status
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
team competition; team game
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
origin; beginning; source; rise
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
just; fair; proper; reasonable
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
principal of a private school
holding two or more positions concurrently
very busy (person or thing)
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
once upon a time; a long time ago
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
brother (usu. in names of films, companies, etc.)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign