gua sha (traditional Chinese healing method)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
reigning; controlling; dictating
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
village; hamlet; countryside; country
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
every evening; night after night
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
prognosis; aftereffects; recuperation; convalescence
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
people; men and women; each person; everybody
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)