prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
master; teacher; stable master
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
sympathy; compassion; pity
place; room; margin; scope
riverside; edge of a river
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
run-down shabby house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
for dear life; barely escaping alive
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
land route; overland route; by land; overland
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up