of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
whistle (sound made with the lips)
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated