secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to miss a chance; to fail to do
after school (at the end of the day)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
distance travelled; mileage
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
one breath; chug!; drink!
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
action; operation; effect; function
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
being startled; getting a shock
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
quietly; slowly; gracefully
fate; chance; relationship; tie
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
technique; art; skill; move
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop