to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
wife and children; (arch.) wife
just because; even if; even though
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
round meat; meat from a pig's thigh (from which ham is made)
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
manners; behavior; behaviour
someone who has a title but no real duty; useless person; actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background (in kabuki)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
taking heart; being in high spirits
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
secret understanding; collusion
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
two-storied gate; tower gate