outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
for example; for instance; e.g.
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
such; like that; in that way
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to keep (the matter) for another occasion
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to be elegant (usu. of a woman); to be graceful; to be refined; to become well-experienced; to mature
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to throw away; to abandon
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
sword; blade; single stroke