counter for generations; epoch
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
resentment; hatred; enmity; hated enemy; resented foe
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
to stay (at); to stop (at)
going upstream; swimming upstream
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
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
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; conservation; maintenance; integrity
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; (lit.) to spit at the sky
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