brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
same kind (race); homogeneousness
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
mountain range; mountain belt
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
patriarch; head of a family
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
third day of the month; three days
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
head of the student council; president of the student council
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
in the morning; during the morning
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure