law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to project; to stick out; to stand out
stealthily; secretly; in secret
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
living thing; organism; creature; biology
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to revere; to respect; to worship
one day; (on) a certain day
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to become clear; to be made public
whispering into a person's ear
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
character style; character form
to shout (in anger); to yell