to be silent; to say nothing
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
pride; boast; credit (to)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
one of these days; someday; one day
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
moneymaking; earning money
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
decision; determination; resolution
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
in the end; at the end of the day
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant