irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
calm; composed; leisurely
sweet voice; seductive voice
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
like that; that way; thus
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
distress; wretched condition
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
glossy black hair; green hair
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
same village; same town; same province
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
alone; unaided; away from home