action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to devour; to bite to death
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
about; concerning; as to; regarding
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
pieces; scraps; disconnected
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
inner citadel; core; center; centre