to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
that is to say; so that means
with a friendly grin; smilingly
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to rule; to govern; to administer
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
offense and defense; offence and defence
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
practice; practising; experience
baton (of command); order; command; direction
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
troubled face; worried expression
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
this and that; one thing and another
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption