the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
otherwise; or else; if not
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
underestimation; undervaluation
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
servant; manservant; menial
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
one's own property; possessions
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to be beyond words; to defy description
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
whatever the case; under any circumstances
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to stick it out (until the end)
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to come into being; to be born
material; substance; matter