to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
what time; (lit.) which hour
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
headache inducing; vexing
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
power; might; authority; influence
to think of; to come up with
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
nothing but; none other than
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
pitch dark; total darkness
underground; subterranean
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to withdraw from someone's presence; to leave the room
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
these days; now; recently
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently