to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
addition; increase; Canada
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
counter for rules; rule; regulation
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
one person; another name; nickname; alias
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
predecessor; people of former times
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic; understood only by oneself
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
consequence; outcome; result; blame
counter for books; volume