preference; priority; precedence
at that time; in those days
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
personal affair; one's own affair
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
at least; at most; (even) just
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
four corners; four ordinal directions
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
small; fine; detailed; stingy
carving; engraving; sculpture
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion