to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
biography of a monk or history of a temple told in pictures
to live; to reside; to inhabit
top hundred; hundred best
morganatic marriage (marriage of a noble and a commoner that disallows the passage of title, possessions, etc.)
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
traditional Japanese medicine; Japanese folk medicine
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
heterochromia iridis; eyes differing in colour (color)
antitoxin; antivenin; antivenom
spare the rod and spoil the child; (lit.) if you love your children, send them out into the world
expenses; costly; expensive
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
interest in men; itch for men
being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame
to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
to use all one's strength (ability)
intersection (of sets); common set
yellow with a tinge of red; orange yellow
Yuan-Dynasty Chinese-Mongolian military
fabricated story; cooked up (news) report
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
change of heart; fickleness
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
standardization; uniformalization
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
briskly (walk); at a quick pace