nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
writing on someone's behalf
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
accident; emergency; calamity
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
along the road; along the way
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
good (place to leave off); convenient
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
the other day; some time ago; recently
in name but not in reality
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with