suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
yakishime chinaware; high-fired unglazed ceramics
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
front; frontage; facade; main
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
papermaking; paper manufacture
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
premature death; untimely death; dying young
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
study; diligence; discount; reduction
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
breathing of a sleeping person
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)