to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to serve; to work for; to attend
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
everything; anything; nothing
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
reason; cause; circumstances
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to say; to be called; to do
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to care for someone; to look after someone
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
just; fair; proper; reasonable
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
samurai; warrior; military family
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof