nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
story; tale; talk; discussion
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best