treachery; betrayal; perfidy
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
intelligence gathering; information gathering
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
just because; even if; even though
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
full size (computer, e.g.)
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
picking up trash; collecting garbage
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke