direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to attack; to assault; to assail
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
cares; ill feeling; reserve
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
command; control; commander
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
will not do; do not; does not
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
what action to take; what to do with oneself
tall figure; high stature
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
completion of construction
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
in person; personally; directly
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning
talk; conversation; dialogue
to step back; to walk backwards
caller; visitor; company; guest
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
now that; since; so long as; because
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
human relations; personal relationships
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
social life; social intercourse
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)