to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5 event at Kamigamo shrine
red-lacquered sword sheath
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
name; given name; first name
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to leave something as it is
pride in one's strength or skill
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
stack of rice straw; rick; cock
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket