of course; certainly; naturally
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
because of; owing to; due to
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
instability; insecurity; crankiness
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
difficult to ...; hard to ...
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
how; in what way; how about
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
in good health; alive and well; going strong
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe