whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
how; in what way; how about
personal; individual; private
close; intimate; on good terms
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to prevent; to take precautions
to become poor; to be poor
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
stepwise; one step at a time
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
reproachful; hateful; bitter
way; method; means; resource; course
to put into the mouth; to eat
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)
three; three years of age
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit