to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
armed forces; military; troops
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to look down on; to make light of
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
door; gate; opening; title page
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)