whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
charm; incantation; spell; curse
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
complete destruction; demolition
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
scattering (in all directions)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
to spend time (on doing something)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
clerk; office worker; office staff
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
preface; introduction; preamble