reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
to get one's head around; to think about
battlefield; battleground
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
companion; partner; spouse
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
calling by name; designation; nomination
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger