subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
strong pressure; heavy pressure
inclination; tendency; nature; character
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.); adoption
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
nervousness; oversensitivity
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest