to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
death from disease; death from illness
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
do-or-die game; crucial contest
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
next; secondly; subsequently
to make one's own; to take possession of
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to continue (going along some trend)
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by