betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
looking on (somebody) as hostile
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
exemplar; model; example; pattern
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to feel inferior; to feel small
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
immediately; at once; instantly
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away