lands outside (Chinese) civilization
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to dye; to colour; to color
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
one's own work; making by oneself
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
occupation; calling; livelihood
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
convenient; handy; useful
to grow up; to become an adult
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
all (there is); as long as there is
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
long (time that has passed); old (story)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly