mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
net (amount); clear; net weight; net price; cost price; actual content
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
edict; ordinance; proclamation
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
the people; citizens; the populace
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to turn against; to become an enemy
sooner or later; in time; eventually
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
(arch.) wild boar; infant wild boar; pig
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
attendance; presence; appearance
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
white circle; white star; victory mark; victory
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
play-biting (e.g. by pets); mouthing; nipping
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to pluck (esp. by twisting from a tree); to pick (e.g. apples)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish