unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
a few years ago; some years back
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
observation; survey; watching
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
one's post; place of work; workplace
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to take over; to hand over
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to take back; to recapture
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
business trip; official trip
all; entire; whole; altogether
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
natural calamity; disaster
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
instability; insecurity; crankiness
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
to take away; to carry away
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
final; eventual; ultimate