pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
trade; buying and selling
to disperse; to take a castle
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
without permission; without notice
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
one's way back; one's way home
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
occupation; calling; livelihood
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
succeeding; following; trailing; next
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary