to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
in comparison to; rather than
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
again; once more; a second time
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity