liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
covered in mud; mud-caked
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
pig farm; hog farm; piggery
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
sire pig; boar; brood sow
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
to flutter; to wave; to move restlessly
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
just because; even if; even though
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
both; both sides; both parties
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
sensible; sensuous; intuitive