to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
retainer; retinue; servant
former years; formerly; a few years ago
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
title; index; heading; headline; caption
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
people's history (written for the king of China; usu. written as a novel)
non-official history; privately composed history
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
(one) letter; (one) character
charming; fascinating; voluptuous