reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
good; goodness; right; virtue
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
origin; source; beginning; starting point
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
as much as one can take or carry away
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
to ask a question; to ask questions
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to beat to death; to kill
anything and everything; just about everything
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to slap; to strike; to spank
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to tumble down; to roll down
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol