reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
long slits (esp. of eyes)
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
what kind of business; what sort of matter
without; unless; have to do
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
something that goes without saying; something that needn't be said; something that should rather be left unsaid
huge rock; firmness; solidity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to spit in the wind; to piss in the wind; to get caught in your own trap; to reap what you sow; (lit.) to turn to the sky and spit
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to be led by; to be headed by
intensification; aggravation
agricultural burning; setting a field ablaze
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
reign; being on the throne
old bones; aged body; advanced age
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
elated; triumphant; proud
innocent; blameless; guiltless
(arch.) young child (esp. a young girl); young