to cut; to slit; to slash
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
bridal costume; wedding dress
objection; dissent; protest
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
old man; venerable gentleman
(medical) doctor; physician
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
one's condolences; feelings of sympathy
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
at a moment's notice; readily