looks; personal appearance; features
brawny; muscular; impressive; gigantic
attractiveness; charm; amiability
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
toad with wart-covered skin (esp. the Japanese toad or the wrinkled frog)
toad with wart-covered skin (esp. the Japanese toad or the wrinkled frog)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
palisade; stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
sudden change; sudden turn
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
battle formation; military formation
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
one by one; one after another; successively
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
power; might; authority; influence
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly
fidelity to one's principles
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence