secrecy; highly classified information
Liao (Manchurian dynasty; 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
hostility; animosity; enmity
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
within; inside of; less than
to be sacked; to be dismissed
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
plump; with a thud; heavily
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest