dismissal; discharge; (arch.) beheading; (arch.) decapitation
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
contradiction; inconsistency
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
(political) power; authority; influence
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
way (of doing); manner; method
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to talk; to carry meaning
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
quarrel; dispute; argument
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
of course; certainly; naturally
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to become settled; to be fixed
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)