gift; present; tip; bribe
absence; disregard; indifference
beautification; glorification
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
true character; real nature
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
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
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
respect and affection; love and respect
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
arrest; apprehension; capture
imprisonment; incarceration
independent state; independent nation
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to be needed; to be wanted
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
victim; injured party; sufferer
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
gender; distinction of sex; sex
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale