teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
something superior; beautiful woman
(short-term) leave allowed a servant
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Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
deploring the course of public events
distinguished citizen; patriot
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
the way back; the way home; return trip
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal