the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
in the end; on top of that
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
high and low; rise and fall
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
underground; subterranean
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
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with