pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to turn towards; to point
counter for generations; epoch
intelligence or information network
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to lead someone around by the nose
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to get someone to say; to make someone say
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
guess; speculation; supposition
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
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)
other than; excluding; without
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
after that; afterwards; thereafter