to perceive; to understand
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
charming; fascinating; attractive
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
transactions; dealings; business
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
property; fortune; means; assets
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
richly colored; richly coloured
control; management (e.g. of a business)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
point of compromise; common ground