pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
unique; peculiar; singular
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
elder sister; older female friend
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
speech; expression; wording; language
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to relax; to feel at home
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
bright person; talented student; prodigy
administrator; director; commissioner