tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
messenger; envoy; emissary
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
doing whatever one pleases
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
motherland; fatherland; native country
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
(political) power; authority; influence
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
observation; survey; watching
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
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear