to commit a crime; to do evil
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
fall; drop; descent; coming down
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to need; to demand; to take; to require
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
ruler; monarch; sovereign
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
position; location; base; point; site