valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
transmission and reception; sending and receiving
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
early spring; beginning of spring; New Year
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
genius; prodigy; natural gift
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
favorite sword; cherished sword
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
bento; Japanese box lunch
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
black ground; black cloth
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb