trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to throw oneself down; to lie down
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
inauguration; installation ceremony
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
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
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
unable to resist; unable to suppress
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
jewel; precious stone; gem
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
simmer; bubble out; flow out
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
going back to sleep; sleeping in
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
openly; in public; without caring what others think
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
training; drill; practice; discipline
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop