neck; head; dismissal; discharge
pull; patronage; tug; discount
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
most difficult; next to impossible
transcendence; excellence; superiority
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to govern; to manage; to subdue
academic study; academic research
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
loser; defeated person; the defeated
red-horned demon; red ogre
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre
parents and siblings; one's relatives
wife and children; (arch.) wife
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover