unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to take someone's life; to kill someone
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
but; however; provided that
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to give; to do (something) for
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
sword; blade; single stroke
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
sending back; returning; referring a case (regarding juvenile crime) back to the public prosecutor
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)