blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
succession; continuation; series; sequence
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
northern part; the north (of a region)
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
conference room; council room
important person; strategic person; key figure
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
continuation; succession; series
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
territorial right; dominion
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)