thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
serious; not joking; straight
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
Tokugawa Ienari (1773.11.18-1841.2.20), Shougun 1786-1837
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
term of office; tenure; incumbency
successive generations; successive emperors
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
one cause; one reason; one factor
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
each nation; many nations; many countries
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
field; sphere; realm; division; branch