or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
how long; how far; how much
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
almost; roughly; approximately
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
scattered; separated; dispersed
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to rock; to shake; to swing
someone; unknown person; I; me
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to smash; to break into pieces
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
moron; idiot; stupid person
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
stone signpost; milepost; boundary stone; stone marker (benchmark, triangulation pillar, etc.)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
carving; engraving; sculpture
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
hidden treasure; treasured article
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to glare at each other; to confront each other