to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
(doing something) in tears
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
passing through without stopping; passing by
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
together with; same; both; all; including ...
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
horizon (related to land)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to be injured; to sustain a wound