to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
Island; insula; island; islet
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to watch over; to watch attentively
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to cause someone to worry
for some (unspecified) reason
help; assistance; service
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
official announcement; proclamation
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)