clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
clothes; clothing; garments
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
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 dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
flour; meal; powder; dust
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)