irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
self-consciousness; self-awareness
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
land near a castle; castle town
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
another family; another house
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to fall off; to tumble down
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to gain a victory; to win
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to check; to stop; to keep back
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished