period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
good; goodness; right; virtue
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
one thin flat object; one sheet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
this occasion; at this time; now
to employ; to hire; to charter
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
national border; provincial border
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
(college) president; secretary-general
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
metalwork; metalsmith; goldsmith
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
bet; wager; stake; gamble
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-