head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to rank next to; to come after
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
impossible to do (although wants to)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"