household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
other; another; over; more than; I; me
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
retired and quiet; secluded
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
authority; power; influence
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
sitting between the host and guest of honour at a drinking party (honor); companion
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot