to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
future (usually near); prospects
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
three; three years of age
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be embarrassed; to lose face
simply put; putting it simply
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
consideration; taking into account
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
foreign enemy; outside invader
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment