to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
suggestion; hint; implication
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
bygones; the past; past event
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yellowback sea bream (Dentex tumifrons)
great numbers; numerical superiority
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
drinking party; banquet; feast
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
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
consequence; outcome; result; blame
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Duke Huan (Qi ruler) (685-643 BC)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat