in the end; at the end of the day
support; backing; patronage
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to gather; to collect; to assemble
dense with trees; deeply forested
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to sink (into); to get depressed
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
drinking bout; merrymaking
to spit out; to eject; to dump
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
(arch.) surrounding area; shore (of the sea); suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to go out and away; to leave
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to jump into; to rush into
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget