to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
of course; certainly; naturally
society; public; community; social studies
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to control foreigners by foreigners; to play one barbarian state against another
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to beat to death; to kill