to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
several people; a few people
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
special pardon; (general) amnesty
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
headache inducing; vexing
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
declaration; proclamation; announcement
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to make a vow; to take an oath
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to become fraught with emotion
master; teacher; stable master