immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
the said person; he; she; same surname
founder; originator; introducer
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to refer to; to use as reference
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
greedy; avaricious; covetous
cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
will not do; do not; does not
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
shop; small store; business; firm
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart