proposal; offer; request; application
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
god of death; death deity; Death
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
historic; historical; traditional
materials; data; document
explanation; interpretation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)