round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
lightly; easily; carelessly
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
empress dowager; queen mother
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
calling on (someone) uninvited; dropping in on; visiting without being invited; presumptuous; impertinent; impudent
to put on airs; to assume importance
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
kenpō practitioner; martial artist (esp. of hand-to-hand combat)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
world where those who have committed bad deeds in this life go; evil realm
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
upright man; patriot; hero
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
to have one's name entered (in a list)
self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
to be too late (to be of use)
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous