to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
particularly; only; in the case of
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
admiration; being impressed (by)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
precarious situation; precarious state