to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
wooden building; wooden architecture
unseasonable; out of season
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
lining up; packing tightly
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
natural virtue; personal virtue
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
trust; confidence; credence
careless person; thoughtless person
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
patriotic feelings; patriotism
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass