calamity; disaster; accident
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
so; like this; in this way
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
correction; rectification; mending; repair
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
alternately; by turns; one after the other
smooth-bore gun; unrifled gun
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
to play pranks; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
commodore; brigadier general
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper