the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
prime minister; premier; chancellor
looking or acting as if one owned the place
profiting while others fight
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
pride; dignity; self-respect
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
excreta; raw sewage; human waste; night soil
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
district; section; sector
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
left side; left-hand side
great speed; recklessly fast speed
all you have to do is; just; that's all
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse