passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
plants which flower in autumn (fall)
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
Joseon Dynasty (Korea, 1392-1910); Yi Dynasty; Ly Dynasty (Vietnam, 1009-1225)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full; corpulent
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
small; fine; detailed; stingy
decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper; Antenoron filiforme; Polygonum filiforme
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)