what's what; heads or tails
region; limits; stage; level
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
laths; bamboo lathing; short kyogen dance, danced to chanted accompaniment
older sister; elder sister
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to be too late; to be too slow
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
looking on from afar; being a spectator
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
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.)
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
one by one; one after another; successively
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway