to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to be settled; to be brought to an end
to happen to hear; to overhear
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
headship of a family; family property
gambling den; gambling house
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
moneylending; moneylender
silver; silver coin; silver (color)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
living thing; living creature; animal; life
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
the other day; some time ago; recently
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening