essential; important; crucial; vital; main
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
child in elementary or middle school; go-between; intermediary; (arch.) person of middling talent, strength, etc.; (arch.) middle-class person; (arch.) bourgeois person
creative power; creativity
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
serious; severe; grave; acute
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
danger; jeopardy; distress
situation; state of things; current affairs
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
military expedition led in person by the emperor
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
court council; privy council
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
storehouse; warehouse; godown
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
... and eastward; east of
ruler; monarch; sovereign
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
outward appearance; apparent
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish