rice plant (Oryza sativa)
gesture; sign; hand signal
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to slap; to strike; to spank
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
what kind of; what sort of; what
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
why; how; for what reason
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
murder; killing; murderer
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of