small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to fly around; to scatter
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
hostility; animosity; enmity
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to hurt; to smart; to sting
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to be sooty; to be stained
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
negative emotions; negative feelings
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
on the occasion of; at the time of
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
one thin flat object; one sheet
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears