to rule; to govern; to administer
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to blow through; to blow across
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
flaring up; bursting into flames
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
sobering up; method of sobering up
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
construction at top speed
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
(a place) within one's reach
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
directions; instructions; orders; command
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
wicked thought; wicked mind
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
from here; from this place
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
leaving everything up to someone else
to relax; to feel at home
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored