softness; gentleness; weakness
discovery; detection; finding
in the future; another day; later
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
able official; capable official
domestic affairs; internal administration
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to be pressed for time; to be pressed by urgent business; to have one's pants on fire
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to be worried; to be troubled
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
immediately; right away; on the spot
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; to feel down