birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to employ; to hire; to charter
reason; cause; history; origin
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
of all things (days, etc.)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
abstract or impracticable theory
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
witnessing; observing; sighting
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
personal feelings; self-interest
around the clock; day and night
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic