provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
annual (plant); first-year student
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
originally; by nature; from the start
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
in swarms; in great crowds
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
rampancy; prevalence; domination
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
public debate; open discussion