dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go