insight; power of observation
entreaty; supplication; petition
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
military force; military strength
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
self-inflicted injury, loss, etc.
paying one's own expenses
clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
bad influence; negative influence
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
arrogant; haughty; insolent