to slap; to strike; to spank
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
tradition; legend; folklore
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
adviser; advisor; consultant
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
conjecture; guesswork; guess
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
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)
direct descent; direct line
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end