hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
what's what; heads or tails
quick work; (clever) feat
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to fold up; to fold into layers
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
solution; solution strategy
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
without permission; without notice
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
duty; function; office; mission; task
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law