to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to say; to tell; to state; to do
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
Western person; Westerner
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
largest class; top category
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
(religious) faith; belief; creed
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
fire brigade; fire company
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
trouble; bother; annoyance
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to triumph; to be elated with success
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
genuine; authentic; true; real
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
pupil; student; schoolchild
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding