opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
counter for generations; epoch
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
person of letters; literary person
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
knife money; bronze coin of ancient China, shaped like an opened straight razor
bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)